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Pig
* All pigs are susceptible to many notifiable diseases
  - have much in common
  - produce moisture when they breathe
  - require protein, which consists of amino acids
* Many pigs are pink and when kept in the sun their skins turn red and get sunburn
  - die from pneumonia if left in the cold, wind or rain
* Most pigs are descended from boars
  - wild boars
* Most pigs are located on farms
  - ground
  - pasture
  - attract parasites
* Most pigs become hogs
* Most pigs benefit from balance diets
* Most pigs carry genes
  - hormones
  - chew wheat
  - come from environments
  - compete for food
  - contain vitamins
  - demonstrate behaviour
  - derive from pigs
  - die after having a fever
* Most pigs eat corn
  - grain
  - meals
  - plants
  - waste
  - excrete manure
  - exhibit toxic reaction
* Most pigs exist in counties
  - grassland habitats
  - feel heat
  - follow pigs
* Most pigs get mouths
  - sore mouths
  - weight
* Most pigs give birth to animals
  - piglets
  - graze on grass
  - grow throughout life
* Most pigs has-part eyes
  - tails
* Most pigs have coats
  - color vision
  - dietary preference
  - fast heartbeats
  - growth
  - hair coats
  - high productivity
  - infection
  - intestines
  - itchy skin
* Most pigs have large capacity
  - stomach capacity
  - lifespans
  - long lifespans
  - metabolism
  - perceptions
  - poor depth perceptions
  - respiratory infection
* Most pigs have rough coats
  - straight tails
  - tendencies
  - upper respiratory infection
  - vaginal membranes
  - hide in mud
  - ingest human fecal matter
  - lead life
  - live for years
* Most pigs live in barns
  - groups
  - pens
  - near fields
  - up to years
* Most pigs love corn
* Most pigs maintain body weight
  - play in dirt
  - possess bodies
* Most pigs prefer ground
  - light
  - to be in a warm climate
* Most pigs reach maturity
  - puberty
  - receive diets
* Most pigs require balance diets
  - entire life
  - grass hay
  - nutrients
  - seek food
* Most pigs suffer from conditions
  - health conditions
  - thrive in environments
* Most pigs transmit sound
  - viruses
* Most pigs use scent
  - walk on feet
* Most pigs weigh kgs
  - lbs
  - pounds
* Some pigs adjust immediately to being with other pigs
  - are great pets and workers
* Some pigs are located at homes
  - on hillsides
  - more equal than others
  - wild animals
* Some pigs become household pets
  - proteins
  - soybean proteins
  - bite people
* Some pigs can have digestive symptoms
  - pregnancy
  - successful pregnancy
  - levitate
* Some pigs carry mutation
  - salmonellas
* Some pigs cause health problems
  - serious health problems
  - collect fruit
  - come from litter
  - compete with livestock
  - contain hemoglobins
  - derive from communities
* Some pigs destroy fruit
* Some pigs develop a chronic infection and become carriers but show no symptoms
  - calcium deficiencies
  - medical problems
  - serious medical problems
  - skin tumors
  - vision problems
  - vitamin c deficiencies
* Some pigs die in fire
  - incidents
  - soil
  - of starvation
* Some pigs eat earthworms
  - flesh
  - snakes
  - vegetables
* Some pigs feed conventional diets
  - enzymes
  - excess proteins
  - high energy diets
  - liver enzymes
* Some pigs feed low protein diets
  - peas
  - positive control diets
  - fight to death
  - gain weight
  - get tumors
  - graze in pasture
  - harbor bacteria
  - has-part organs
* Some pigs have air
  - beds
  - cecums
  - comfort zones
  - defense mechanisms
  - diarrhea
  - dietary requirements
  - fur
  - gastrointestinal tracts
  - incisors
  - large cecums
  - mild diarrhea
* Some pigs have primary defense mechanisms
  - receptors
  - skin problems
  - tusks
* Some pigs increase intake
  - water intake
  - infect with tapeworms
* Some pigs invade adjacent areas
  - agricultural areas
* Some pigs live in boundaries
  - bushes
  - chinas
  - farmhouses
  - lose weight
* Some pigs pick up bacteria
* Some pigs possess food
  - layers
  - pouches
  - prefer forests
* Some pigs prey on lambs
  - newborn lambs
  - provide proteins
  - raise in isolation
  - receive meat
  - remain in shades
  - require light
  - resemble people
  - sit on legs
* Some pigs spread diseases
  - stand in barns
* Some pigs suffer from inflammation
  - respiratory problems
* Some pigs threaten habitats
* Some pigs treat with growth hormones
* Some pigs use build materials
  * often roll in mud to protect themselves from sunlight. Many people think that pigs are dirty and smell. This also helps to keep their skin moist and lower their body temperature on hot days. They are omnivores, which means they eat anything that comes in their way. Because their eyes are on the sides of their heads, pigs cannot look up to the sky.
  * are very intelligent animals. They can even be taught to play video games
* act as mixing vessels.
* actually have wings hidden just below the skin.
* adore food, and often over-eats, but with good taste.
* also can acquire human influenza
  - carry the virus
  - communicate by scent-marking prominent features in their home ranges
  - have curly tails and go 'oink'
  - knock down vegetation in their search for roots and insects
  - raise fewer ethical concerns than primates since they are already consumed for food
  - rely on worms, insects, dead pigs, trees, bark and garbage for their food
  - respond positively to verbal interaction
  - wiil sacrifice their lives for good causes
* always go to slaughter
  - keep their toilet far from their living area
* appear to enjoy manipulating objects which change with chewing.
* are a great source of meat, but they are also great pets
  - measure of wealth throughout most of the islands and are a part of many ceremonies
  - actually very intelligent and sensitive animals
  - adaptable animals that can live virtually anywhere
  - affectionate animals
  - also a big problem to livestock farmers
* are also more severely affected when lungworms are present
  - susceptible to swine dysentery when selenium deficient
  - smart animals that can be taught to perform tricks
  - susceptible to dry skin
  - useful to medical researchers studying cardiovascular problems
  - amenable to many different styles of farming
  - an accepted model for studying iontophoretic drug delivery in humans
  - as smart as or smarter than most dogs
* are at a low risk for carrying unknown diseases which is unlike the primate animals
  - least as intelligent as dogs and like dogs, are friendly and gregarious
  - bars of type metal which are formed by pouring molten type metal into molds
  - biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh
  - bred on farms for their meat and are ungulates like horses and cows
  - by far the most important food animal
* are capable of learning complex tasks, perceiving time, and anticipating future events
  - problem solving and learning new skills relatively quickly
  - classified into domestic pig as well as wild boar with exception of some other species
* are descended from a distant ancestor in southern Asia
  - different because they have different genes
  - difficult to classify
  - domesticated mammals in the swine family
  - ear-notched or tattooed
* are especially harmful in the hapu'u forests, uprooting and killing the tree ferns
  - sensitive to high environmental temperatures
  - exposed to the greatest range of growth promoters
  - extraordinarily intelligent
* are extremely sensitive to vomitoxin
  - fat and kind of short
  - fevered, depressed, slow to rise, lack appetite, and have swollen joints
  - filthy animals
  - for eating
  - found on every continent on the planet except for Antarctica
  - friendly, intelligent animals with an I.Q. higher than even dogs
  - fun loving, sociable animals full of life
  - generally omnivorous, and are commonly found in forested habitats
* are highly independent animals
  - susceptible to lice, mites and parasites
  - trainable animals
  - hung upside down by their back legs to be slaughtered
  - immunologically compatible to humans and their organs are similar in size to human organs
  - incapable of making moral choices
  - industrious in business as well as home life
* are intelligent, aware creatures, with and intellect comparable to that of dogs
  - highly trainable animals
  - kept for meat production
  - mammals with stocky bodies, flat snouts, small eyes and large ears
  - models of sincerity , purity, tolerance, and honor
  - more likely to get the disease if they are kept in paddocks or on dirt floors
  - most immunologicaly similar to humans and therefore the most likely to pass on disease
* are much like children
  - more tolerent of coldthan heat
  - naturally intelligent and inquisitive social animals
  - near-sighted
  - nibble feeders and tend to eat many times per day
  - notoriously omnivorous and eat a large variety of plants, animals, and carrion
  - obsessed with straw
  - often fearful of fast movements
  - omnivores , which means that they consume both plants and animals
* are omnivores and are highly versatile in their feeding behaviour
  - the feeding of swill has been practised for centuries
  - with a one-chamber stomach
  - omnivores, which means they eat plants and animals both
  - omnivorous and their diet largely comprises of plants and animals
* are one of a man's most valuable items in terms of status
  - the few carnovores that humans consume
* are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet
  - social and intelligent farm animals
  - smartest animals
  - outdoor animals
  - physically very close to people
* are physiologically one of the closest animals to humans
  - similar to humans and can reproduce rapidly
  - pink except When they sit in the mud
  - plump Pigs can run
  - pretty rare around the northern parts of Perth
  - prone to obesity so it is important to regulate their diet
  - relatively nearsighted and have poor three-dimensional vision
  - routinely massaged with mineral oil to keep their skin moist
  - sensitive, emotional, and bright creatures with long memories
  - slaughtered for brideprice and at the end of war
  - smaller in size and stature than a cow and are lighter in weight
  - smart animals and can be housebroken
  - smarter than any other domestic animal
  - some of creation's most intelligent animals
  - the favoured animal for xenotransplantation but are more difficult to clone than sheep
* are the main hosts of the metacestode
  - meat, eaten mostly at ceremonial feasts
* are the most important animal source
  - vector for dissemination of the virus in air
  - intelligent of farm animals and require clean, dry, well ventilated surroundings
* are the only animals other than humans that can get a sun burn
  - mammals besides humans which can be sunburned
  - ungulates that build nests and give birth to litters
  - people everyone admires most
* are the primary amplifying hosts in the peridomestic environment
  - source of contracting Taenia solium
  - smartest animals on a farm
  - true omnivores but with a large fraction of the diet coming from plant material
  - unclean to the muslims and cows holy to the hindus
  - very adaptable animals that eat many different foods and live in a variety of environments
* are very clean and intelligent animals that use mud to stay cool
  - they tend to keep their bedding dry and clean
  - animals who take to the mud primarily to cool off and evade flies
  - clean, keeping their toilet area far away from where they lie down and eat
  - cute when they get all muddy from rolling in the mud
  - fond of eating acorns from the woodland oaks
  - good mixing vessels for viruses
* are very intelligent and live to be about fifteen years old
  - animals with highly sensitive noses
  - social animals with learning capabilities similar to dogs
  - strong and can cause severe injuries
  - useful to the medical industry
  - vocal and communicate constantly with one another
  - weaned when they are two to four weeks old
  - young hogs
* become excited at feeding time and squeal or grunt until fed
  - moribund and die with some developing a sitting stance, some develop meningitis
  - susceptible a few hours after weaning
  - truffle hogs
  - weak, inactive, and dehydrated and most die
* can adjust to saline water if the adjustment period occurs over several weeks
  - also die from heatstroke after being left in the sun with no shelter or water
* can be a mixing vessel in which a reassortment of human-avian flu viruses occurs
  - aggressive in defending themselves and their young
  - alcoholics
  - extremely rough on pasture
  - long-term carriers of the virus without showing signs of disease
  - nonclinical carriers for several months
  - of any starting weight at the time of weighing
  - smarter than dogs
  - very vocal
* can become alcoholics
  - sick quickly, but it is also a time when pigs react well to medication
  - spoiled and manipulative
  - very territorial and become quite aggressive
* can carry human influenza viruses
  - the causal organism without showing signs of the disease
  - convert excess tryptophan to niacin, but the conversion is inefficient
  - digest high fiber feed ingredients through fermentation in the large intestines
  - fly too
  - get flu from birds and pigs can get flu from people
  - harbour a range of parasites and diseases that can be transmitted to humans
  - have more than one type of flu at the same time
  - live longer without feed than without water
  - synthesize some choline from methionine in the diet
  - numerous bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens that can cause disease in humans
  - the same parasites and alot of the same diseases as humans
* cause damage.
  - in a variety of breeds, each with advantages of their own
* commonly huddle or lie in heaps.
* communicate with a variety of grunts and squeaks.
* constantly communicate with each other.
* consume amounts
  - the majority of their water by drinking
* depend primarily on their daily feed to supply needed mineral requirements.
* depositing large amounts of muscle require a high level of energy in the diet.
* develop responses
  - the disease very quickly and are particularly contagious
* differ from other ungulates in that they are born in a nest and remain there following birth.
* differentiate between people in the aisle and people in the pen.
* easily get ear mites.
* eat carrots, potatoes or beetroot
  - corn and soybean meal
  - diets that are rich in whole grains, vitamins, and minerals
  - grains like corn, barley and soybean, mixed in with vitamins and minerals
  - household scraps
  - it because their robust digestive systems can take meats and all kinds of plants
  - leftovers
  - more feed under cold stressed conditions
  - rubbish
  - slops
  - to meet their energy requirements
  - unappealing food called slop
  - vegetable waste like banana peels for part of their diet
* eating infected feed can easily spread the disease to cattle.
* enter barns
* evolve quickly, geologically speaking.
  - the virus through saliva and nasal secretions, and a small amount through urine
* exhibit reaction
  - every part of the world
  - pain
* fight with their teeth, attempting to slash the opponent's body.
* gain weight very quickly.
* gather leaves and straw before a storm.
* generally live in forests and woodlands.
* get fat and hogs get slaughtered
  - fat, but hogs get slaughtered
  - fatter faster that either cows, goats, or sheep, and they bear more young per litter
* greet one another vociferously and by making contact with their snouts.
* grieve the loss of their mates and family members.
* grow quickly
* grow very fast when they have whey in their diets
  - quickly and are normally ready for sale at four to six months of age
* has-part backs
  - hearts
* have a colorful past in Cincinnati
  - fast rate of growth
* have a gene that triggers severe rejection when their tissue is transplanted into humans
  - which triggers a severe rejection response when their tissue is put in humans
  - keen sense of smell and excellent hearing, but poor vision
  - limited tolerance to high temperatures and heat stress can lead to death
  - major cultural significance in parts of Southeast Asia and Melanesia
  - rapid growth rate
  - sensual side that often shows their love of indulgence
  - simple stomach and lack the ability to ferment fiber
  - stout shield of thick hide protecting their vitals
  - strong natural desire to root or dig in the dirt and straw
  - superb sense of smell and can easily locate food buried underground
  - tendency to sleep away the bad winter weather
  - very low tolerance to high temperatures and humidity
  - an endogenous retrovirus as well
  - anatomies very much similar to that of humans
  - difficulty in breaking down the complex cell structures particularly in wheat
  - extremely rugged skeletons
  - few sweat glands, high body fat and a barrel-shaped torso that stores heat
  - follow features
  - four toes on each hoof
  - frequent vomiting
  - hair, it is sparse
  - health issues of their own
  - heart that are strikingly similar to that of humans
  - internal organs that are large enough for humans, and they breed rapidly
  - larger litters and breed quickly
  - little mean eyes
* have long lifespans
  - methods
  - no functioning sweat glands and therefore they can be sensitive to high temperatures
* have poor depth perceptions
  - eyesight but acute touch, taste and smell
  - retroviruses mixed in their genes
  - ribs
  - round fat bodies and short stubby legs
  - similar intelligence and feelings as dogs
  - strong jaws and sharp teeth
  - the potential of getting quite large if the food is available
  - to graze to keep their immune function working properly
  - two enlarged canine teeth that grow out of their mouths to make tusks
  - very little natural protection from the cold
* hear sound.
  - breasts
  - cells
  - chests
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - hoofs
  - nuclei
  - pork
  - sterna
* ingest fecal matter
  - the eggs from human faeces or vegetation contaminated with human excreta
* inhabit environments.
* is pigs
* keep separate areas for sleeping, eating and dunging.
* learn to manure near their water supply
  - scream, to wake their owners for breakfast, beg for food, and raid pantries
* live and eat close to the ground
* love to be scratched and played with
  - behind their ears and along the abdomen
  - explore, graze, and escape pens
  - root, cows love to graze
  - wallow in the mud because it cools their skin
* make funny sounds like grunts and squeals
  - good substitutes for humans, because they have similar physiology
  - insulin very similar to that of humans
* may have problems.
* must have diets.
* naturally live in groups and are governed by a well-defined social order
  - twelve to fifteen years
* need attention
  - attentive care
  - immediate attention
  - nutrition
  - vet care
* normally nurse about once every hour.
* occur island-wide and are extremely destructive to native vegetation and animal life.
* offer many advantages as donors for humans.
* often balk if air is blowing in their faces as they exit the building
  - become frustrated, bored, aggressive, stressed and more susceptible to disease
* pose a high disease risk and can spread the virus rapidly
* possess a poor temperature regulation system
  - to dung in areas where they are least comfortable
* primarily produce pork - the world's most widely eaten meat.
* produce large litters in a little more than three months, and the animals mature quickly
  - manure, which is spread on the land to grow crops
  - meat, manure and lard
* provide the best opportunity for the introduction of disease.
* quickly grow to full size, produce larger litters and can be reared in germ-free conditions
  - learn to recognize voices, especially if they are associated with food
* reach adolescence, or sexual maturity, early on
* remain in the same group all their lives
  - pigs and oak trees remain oak trees, generation after generation
* reproduce at an early age while still reaching mature body weight
  - via sexual reproduction
* require a constant supply of fresh, clean water
  - companionship
* respond to sound.
* roam patches.
* roll in the mud in order to cool off and get clean.
* root up plants in bog habitats.
* run freely about to eat whatever is edible.
* seek contact
  - out and enjoy close contact and lie close together when resting
* seem to be most active in the night, looking for food, they can be very vocal as a group.
* serve as the butt of many jokes and derogatory expressions.
* share certain behavioral traits with other social animals, including man.
* should have food.
* show a chewing pattern similar to human
  - flight response when an unfamiliar human approaches
  - chronic wasting, pale skin color, and enlarged lymph nodes
  - little herding instinct
  - rapid breathing
* sleep in the same beds for years.
* snap at each other as a normal part of their behavior and they snap at a child just as easily.
* spawn in groups of either three or four.
* spend their entire lives in cramped, narrow stalls.
* start to die with a spreading purple discoloration of the skin.
* stop eating.
* suffer fever, lameness, dullness and loss of appetite.
  - in the most appalling conditions to satisfy the bellies of humans
* sustain injuries.
* tear the flesh off a man's face.
* tend to be housed more intensively and inside, whereas cattle and sheep tend to be outdoors
  - eat more when they have to compete with other pigs for food
  - most every condition, and the harsh New England winters made no exception
* to move noses.
  - the disease the fastest although cattle are the most susceptible
* use auditory stimuli extensively as a means of communication in all social activities
  - logic and deductive reasoning
* use mud as a sunscreen, protecting their skin from ultraviolet light
  - to protect their skin
* usually demonstrate a decrease in growth rate and, occasionally, jaundice
  - give birth to about two pig litters a year
* vary in color from brown, black, white, to pinkish
  - size, like any living thing
* wag their tails like dogs when they're happy.
  - only two of their toes on each foot
* weigh about two and a half pounds at birth, and usually double their weight the first week
* will have piglets.
+ Swine influenza, Where swine influenza is found
  * Pigs can carry human influenza viruses. These viruses can combine in new ways, and exchange certain genes with H5N1. Through mutation, this would create a form of the virus that can pass easily among humans
  - influenza: Diseases caused by viruses
  * Pigs can have more than one type of flu at the same time. This means that viruses can mix genes and become a type of flu that could cause a pandemic