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Hog Industry Evolves From Fat Pigs To Lean Modern Breeding
The article traces the pork sector’s shift from thick heavy hogs of the early century to lean meat producers today. It notes price changes from about five dollars per hundred pounds in 1895 to around forty six dollars in 1975, advances such as backfat probes in 1952 and early boar-testing near Ames in 1956, and the move from outdoor pasture to confined facilities. It highlights historical pig introductions by explorers, the spread west with railroads, and enduring factors like corn as a chief feed. The piece also references the Swine Breeders Journal’s 1895 prognosis of partial paralysis and the evolution of breed development and meat demand.
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Swine Breeders Journal
Palmer Holden
Iowa State University
America
United States
Americas
Columbus
Cuba
Cortez
Mexico
New Mexico
DeSoto
Florida
Virginia Company
Midwest
Ames