In New Zealand at least, the meat will be accurately described by the butcher. The usual liver will be either chicken or sheep/lambs. Cow's liver is enormous, and though I've never bought any, I seem to remember pig's liver being on sale.
A pig's liver has five lobes. The function of the lobes in a pig's liver is to prevent food from going into the trachea. To filter toxins out of the blood.
When the pig is a fetus in its mother uterus the liver contributes to the production of blood cells.
A fetal pig liver has four lobes in their liver. These four lobes are used for blood filtering nutrients and toxins in their bloodstream.
The liver and gallbladder are important to the digestion of a pig. These organs create and store bile which is a secretion that aids in the digestion of the pig.
The weight of a pig's liver is dependent on a variety of factors. Some of those factors include age, breed and size.
A pigs liver will weigh approximately 8 ounces. The lever will vary in size, according to the size of the pig.
raw pig liver
as heavy as a chicken
The spleen
The weight of a pig's liver is dependent on a variety of factors. Some of those factors include age, breed and size.
There are five lobes in a pig liver. They are the right lateral, right central, left lateral, left central and caudate.
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