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- A mother pig is called a sow, a father
pig is called a boar and a baby pig is called a piglet.
- A whole group of pigs is called a herd.
- A sow can give birth to 8 - 12 piglets in one
litter, and can have 2 litters in one year.
- Some pigs have straight tails. Others have
curly tails.
- Pigs have four toes on each hoof. Pigs walk
on only two of their toes on each foot. They look like they are
walking on tiptoe.
The Food You Eat
Everything we eat is made from products grown
on a farm, most often in Canada.
One out of every seven jobs in Canada is related
to agriculture and food. Think about all the people it takes to
bring food to your table: farmers, truckers, bankers, equipment
manufacturers, butchers, food processors, restaurant and grocery
store staff, and the list goes on and on and on.
Everything But The Oink
We use almost every part of the pig.
- Bones & skin are used for glue, pigskin
garments, gloves, shoes and footballs.
- Hair is used for artist's brushes, insulation,
upholstery.
- Dried bones are used for buttons, bone china.
Fatty acids and glycerine are used for insecticides,
floor waxes, weed killers, water-proofing agents, cement, rubber,
crayons, cosmetics, chalk, antifreeze, plastics, putty, cellophane.
- Pigs are a source of nearly 40 drugs and pharmaceuticals
such as insulin.
- Pig heart valves are surgically implanted in
humans to replace diseased valves.
Books to Read
This Little Pig
by Colin & Jacqui Hawkins, Macmillan Publishers
The Three Little Pigs
by Eda Reinl, Picture Book Studio, 1983
The True Story of the
3 Little Pigs by Penquin Books Canada Ltd., 1989
The Three Little Wolves
& the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Triviazas, Heinemann Young
Books, 1993
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