Swine Mammal from the family Of Suidae . Its snout is long and mobile, has heavy relatively short legs , with cloven hooves its hide is thick and bristly with a small tail.

The name swine is most often applied to the domestic breeds , and are also known as hogs. Sometimes they are called pigs, which is more correctly reserved for the young animals. There is no true swine of the genus (Sus) native to North America. The wild hogs found in the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina, and a few other states are descendants of the European wild boar (Sus scrofa ) , introduced in recent years by sportsmen for hunting . It was common in the forests of Europe and was the favorite game of sportsmen.

It is believed the European boar and a smaller Asian species domesticated in China are the descendants for the modern domesticated pigs of today. In the 16th century the Spanish explorers were the first people to bring hogs.

Swine are valuable for their flesh, uses include , bacon, and pork, and there fat ( lard); and also provide many products, including leather, gloves, footballs, bristles for brushes.

Swine will eat almost any food. Consider especially good for fattening hogs is a diet of corn and alfalfa supplemented by a

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protein food and in the form of shorts or middlings . Peanuts, soybeans, barley, and wheat also furnish good feed.

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