Livestock
Pig
Also Known As Swine · Hog
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The world's leading meat animal for much of modern history, domesticated from the wild boar independently in Anatolia and in China. An omnivore that fattens on scraps, mast and surplus grain, the pig has been the household protein bank of peasant economies from Han China to early modern Europe.
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionAnatolia and separately China 1 Domesticated When (Circa)circa 8500 BC in Anatolia; circa 6000 BC in China 1 Primary Uses Cross-Tradition Connections
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