The domestic pig is also known as the Sus Scrofa Domesticus or Sus Domesticus. Their kingdom is Animalia; class is Mammalia; order is Artiodactyla. Pigs are called commonly called swine or hogs. “The domestic pig originated from the Eurasian wild boar”(Giuffra). “Pigs are in the Suide family, including eight genera and 16 different species”(Bradford). Mitochondrial DNA was tested to come up with the origin to be made. Domestication of the pigs are thought to have happened first in the …show more content…
The one major difference is that a pig has 2 hooves or 2 “toes”. That means that a pig walks on digits two and three. A pig has an extra bone in its nose called the os nasalis. “This large round disk on the tip of the snout is connected to strong muscles allowing the pig to have extra flexibility and strength for rooting in the ground”(Bradford). There are all kinds of different domestic pigs out there. Most common to us are the micro pigs, mini pigs, potbelly, teacup pigs, and the Yorkshire.
Pigs eat pretty much anything they can get their mouths on. Pigs are omnivores. Wild boar eats fruits, roots, plants, small animals; while the domestic pig is fed a special dietary bled of corn, wheat, soy, or barley. On farms where the pigs live they are fed a little differently. They are fed a mixture called ‘slop’. Slop basically is the leftovers. Leftover lunch or dinner scraps, vegetable peelings and ends, fruit peelings and bad spots. Pigs are one of the easiest animals to please in feeding because they love such a variety of