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11livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …
12Intensive pig farming — Intensive piggeries (or hog lots) are a type of factory farm specialized for the raising of domestic pigs up to slaughter weight. In this system of pig production, grower pigs are housed indoors in group housing or straw lined sheds, whilst… …
13Gloucestershire Old Spots — A Gloucestershire Old Spots boar Conservation status Rare breed Other names …
14Factory farming — A commercial chicken house raising broiler pullets for meat …
15Smithfield Foods — Smithfield Foods, Inc. Type Public (NYSE: SFD) Founded 1936 Headquarters Smithfield, Virginia …
16Wild boar — Boar redirects here. For other uses, see Boar (disambiguation). Wild pig redirects here. For other uses, see Wild pig (disambiguation). For the German World War II Wild Boar night fighter tactic, see Wilde Sau. Wild Boar Temporal range: Early… …
17Guinea pig — For the domestic pig breed, see Guinea Hog. For other uses, see Guinea pig (disambiguation). Guinea pig …
18farm building — ▪ agriculture Introduction any of the structures used in farming operations, which may include buildings to house families and workers, as well as livestock, machinery, and crops. The basic unit of commercial agricultural operation,… …
19Agriculture in the United Kingdom — A combine harvester in Scotland Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses around 71% of the country s land area and contributes about 0.6% of its gross value added. The UK produces less than 60% of the food it eats and the industry s share of the… …
20Swineherd — A Swineherd (IPAEng|ˈswaɪnhɜrd) is a person who looks after pigs. The term has fallen out of popular use in favour of pig farmer .Pig farming today is still carried out in a manner that can be compared to that practiced in Roman times. Marcus… …
