Talk:Pig farming

Latest comment: 1 month ago by Clark3ei in topic Started an Occupational Hazards section



Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment edit

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Pig farming and disease reservoirs edit

I have not noted the existence of an article section anywhere which talks to the notion that pig populations, in particular those which close association with both humans and birds, can serve as good reservoirs and mutation beds for viruses, in particular influenza. Would editors think such a section would fit better here, in Domestic pig, Pig or some other article? --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 02:04, 28 March 2011 (UTC)Reply


The English in the last sentence of text following the name "butcher hog" in the terminology list is very poor. Instead of "This for have hind legs suitable to produce cured ham" it should say something like "Pigs of this size have legs that are suitable for making cured hams." [[[User:Jeremy JBJ|Jeremy JBJ]] (talk) 03:15, 28 February 2013 (UTC)]Reply

The section that ends with the Prohand paragraph appears to be an advertisement.

There could be a much more comprehensive treatment of other environmental impacts as well as disease. The only ones covered are from interactions with handlers and the negative impacts this can have on both the pigs and the handlers. I see no mention of adverse environmental impacts from waste disposal or CO2 emissions. Here are some resources that I would like to encorporate: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22060721 http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/pigs/Environment.html


Daerim Kim (talk) 04:56, 12 March 2017 (UTC) Peer review from Daerim Kim (Section 104) Hi, this article is really great and interesting. I read thoroughly and think it's helpful to get information. I'd just like to suggest to add more specific impacts happened to fear, stress and decreased production. Also, you would add existing numbers of pig farms in the US in order to see current pig farms status. Adding some quantified reliable resource would be helpful.. just suggestion. thanks!Reply


BorrisJBadanov (talk) 05:26, 16 March 2017 (UTC) Thanks for your feedback Daerim. We'll try to add more specific data about how many pig farms exist currently, since it's difficult to tell from this page whether the adverse effects of pig farming are actually a significant threat in magnitude.Reply

Peer Review/avina.david edit

The article needs significant expansion in the Trade section. For example some additions to where in each country the pigs are raised and why, which may lead into ideal conditions to raise pigs. Furthermore what kind of cuts these pigs have would be useful in a page about Pig farming, it can also be linked to butcher. An important perspective for pig farming will be controversies behind the industry without using biased activist information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avina.david (talkcontribs) 03:30, 13 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Positive interactions edit

On the section on positive interaction, the following is written: "and if they are tricked into trusting their abusers, better meat can be obtained."

I don't believe that "abusers" is a terminus technicus for pig-farmers. I think some vegan ativists has vandalized this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.159.192.25 (talk) 18:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Terminology: "shoat" edit

The listed definition as "unweaned young pig, or any immature pig" goes counter to the definition in every other source (dictionaries, etc.) which specify "WEANED" only. If "unweaned" (i.e. piglets) are included in some regional colloquial usage this should be clarified. 2601:18A:C780:69F0:98E1:8F5E:5B35:204A (talk) 13:47, 4 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Epidemiology of Occupations edit

  This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 11 January 2024 and 18 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Clark3ei (article contribs).

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Started an Occupational Hazards section edit

Under the new Occupational Hazards section that I added, I included exposure to toxic gases and particulate matter. ----~~ Clark3ei (talk) 00:14, 24 March 2024 (UTC)Reply