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Pigs
Over the centuries, man has found almost limitless uses for these farm creatures. Questions here should focus on all things that 'oink.'
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Is it true that swine flu was not originated in Mexico?
no It actually might not be according to mexico.
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How many days does it take swine to spread inside your body?
Since this question is placed in the flu category, the assumption is that you're asking how fast the swine fluspreads inside your body. For specifics about this process of the lytic cycle of the influenza virus, see the related question about how long the incubation period and all the steps of a flu infection are for the swine flu, which is in the related questions section for this Q&A.
On the lighter side:
A swine (a pig) is too big to fit inside most human bodies, and they are none too pleased if you try.
Why is the mortality rate for young adults aged 20-40 so high with the 2009 outbreak of Swine Flu?
To start out, there is not enough information to be certain at this time the cause of this heightened mortality. A similar demographic of people was affected in the pandemic of 1918. One possible explanation is that the active immune systems of these people are becoming overactive when exposed to the virus resulting in what is called a cytokine storm. This is basically the body over-producing immune response cells and over-attacking a pathogen resulting in damage to the body.
Another cause could be something called Antibody-Dependent Enhancement or ADE. This is where antibodies created from past exposure actually help the pathogen enter or replicate. While a person may appear healthy, they may be severely deficient in immunities to simple things like a cold or 'flu, and as such are more at risk than others - this is why getting the 'flu every so often is better than never at all.
Update 5/4/09:
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) press briefing on Monday, May 4, 2009, the median age of confirmed cases is 16 years with a range of 3 months to 81 years. There are 35 known hospitalizations in the United States with the one reported death. 62% of the confirmed cases are under 18 years of age. "
The CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) are working to evaluate the reasons for what seems to be a healthier group of younger people contracting the 2009 Swine Flu. It is unknown at present what accounts for this. It could be that the data is not accurate, the data is skewed perhaps by unreported cases among people with milder symptoms, or other not yet fully evaluated variables. The CDC is giving daily press briefings and these questions will be answered as soon as enough data is compiled to make meaningful assumptions or conclusions.
See the related links section for links to the CDC, WHO, and other helpful web sites.
What is the function of the epiglottis in a fetal pig?
It has the same function as it does in humans - to prevent food from going into the trachea.
they cant because there too fat and their legs are like 4 inches long. I mean come on why would a pig play a sport
What is the difference between a peccary and a hog?
The term hog refers to a large domestic pig. All domestic swine are true pigs from the old world. A peccary is a similar looking animal which is native to the new world. Pigs have tails and tusks while peccaries lack these. Pigs and peccaries last shared a common ancestor between 50-37 million years ago.
In the wild, mainly feline predators. Man has long hunted boars and wild hogs, but they are mainly farm raised. They are a relatively plentiful and cheap food source, and quite tasty when prepared properly.
The prohibition of pork by religious groups may be due to their mud-wallowing, garbage-eating behavior, their inability to feed by grazing, or the fact that uncooked pork can harbor several serious disease pathogens (notably trichinosis).
The meaning of hogging is keeping something away from other people. This leads to show that information hogging would be keeping information away from other people for viewing or knowing about it.
How do you determined the size of pig per size of party?
muliply number of people times 45. then subtract 3 and divide by 8.67. that will tell you how many serving you will need.
Name a sport whose players might have Pot Bellies?
Wrestling
Football
Bowling
Baseball
Pool
Hockey
Golf
Can you have a pet pot belly pig in Minnesota?
yes, there are farms, humane societies, and breeders of pot belly pigs all over MN
What's the difference between protraction and retraction?
Protraction of the mandible (jaw bone) is making an under-bite. (protrusion of mandible)
Retraction of mandible would be creating an over-bite.
How do you determine the sex of a fetal pig?
The period of gestation for the pig is 112-115 days. The age of your fetal pig can be estimated by measuring the body length from the tip of the snout to the attachment of the tail. Compare this length to the data given on relative sizes of a fetal pig at different times during gestation.
21 days--- 11mm
35 days--- 17 mm
49 days--- 28 mm
56 days--- 40 mm
100 days--- 220 mm
115 days--- 300 mm
How do pigs help the environment?
When put in the wrong environment, they don't help it: they destroy it when there are no predators or any other methods that will control their population or where they destroy natural habitat. For example, the feral pigs in North America are destroying more habitat than what humans are trying to do to put it back together.
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Do domestic pigs sometimes attack theor keepers esp when cleaning them?
Yes they do, be very careful while working around pigs and hogs, they have very sharp teeth and can and will try to bite your legs. Personally know of one person that works with hogs as their profession and have had to get over 300 stitches in the lower leg.
So they say, particularly those with lighter color hair.
This is definitely true. Our pigs have sunburns right now. Light colored, non-pigmented pigs like Yorks are susceptible to sunburns, just like humans.
Why is a pig ear shaped the way it is?
The visible portion of the ear is shaped in such a way that it best amplifies sound. A pig's ear is large and concave so that it can trap sound waves and amplify them inside the pig's ear for optimum hearing.
What is the normal body temperature for a pig in Fahrenheit?
102.5oF is the normal body temperature for most common domestic swine. However, miniature potbellied pigs have a considerable lower body temperature. Their average is 99.7oF with a range of 95.2-103.3oF.
