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yellowdogintexas

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20. Pigs will eat anything! Remember Wu's Pigs from Deadwood?

Reply to Morbius (Reply #9)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 06:48 PM

Sep 2025

Instant body disposal.

I have always wondered if the exclusion of pork in the Jewish/Muslim diet was due to trichinosis? Folks ate pork, folks got sick. Pigs also will eat their own which may also have something to do with it. The meats which are OK in a kosher diet come from vegetarian animals. All very interesting.

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I have a curiosity about something, and I'd love an educated answer. [View all] 1WorldHope Aug 2025 OP

Production costs for pork are lower than for beef. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #1

Doesn't China brakester Aug 2025 #3

No. The US, EU, Canada and Brazil are the top global exporters. paleotn Aug 2025 #6

Yes, both true. Additionally, Hogs dress out at a higher percentage than cattle. WheelWalker Sep 2025 #14

and they generally have litters of anywhere from 11 to 15 piglets and 2 to 3 litters per year yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #15

It could just be the butcher ordered too much pork. Runningdawg Aug 2025 #2

Ocelot's got you covered. paleotn Aug 2025 #4

A lot of beef is imported, pork is not Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #5

Exactly. paleotn Aug 2025 #7

I'm in Nebraska. 1WorldHope Aug 2025 #10

What happened over the last three weeks? Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #12

Demand is part of it, I believe. The Madcap Aug 2025 #8

FYI: Morbius Aug 2025 #9

my mom used to cook pork loin roasts. They were around 5 pounds each yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #16

Pork loin is not the same as pork tenderloin. Morbius Sep 2025 #18

the tenderloin is from the underside of the whole loin yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #19

Pigs will eat anything! Remember Wu's Pigs from Deadwood? yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #20

Well, hell. Lesson learned. 1WorldHope Aug 2025 #11

One factor is that US cattle herds are their lowest number in generations. indusurb Sep 2025 #13

We aren't importing livestock from Mexico right now due to screw worms. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #17