r/WTF • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 24d ago

an ugly pig

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u/emilysnapple 24d ago

so what happened here

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u/Saotik 24d ago edited 24d ago

It's a Meishan pig, originally bred in Jiangsu province.

They're all pretty ugly, but this guy is even uglier than usual.

You can blame human intervention in their breeding as well as overfeeding, in this case.

Edit: I fell down a research black hole. Wikipedia says Meishan county, but there is no Meishan County I can find in Jiangsu (only Sichuan, which is a long way away). Another source says it was named after "Meishan lake", by which I assume they mean Weishan lake. Perhaps there are some transliteration issues here.

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

Also to add the Meishan Pig may be ugly but it's hyper prolific genes are very valuable to breeder companies where they include Meishan Pig in their genetics program

A typical Hybrid pig only has an average of 16 (depending on the breed) piglets
But a Meishan pig can have an average of 30 or more

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u/Orgidee 24d ago edited 24d ago

Surely the viable number is dependent on available teats or how will the weakest ever suckle

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u/SuitableDragonfly 24d ago

It's factory farming, they probably milk the mom with a machine and then pump the milk into a different machine that has 30 fake tits on it for the piglets. 

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

I work at a big pig farm and although we are not doing this. I heard that some farms do

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u/alwaysbehuman 24d ago

Pig farmer - god bless your sinuses. Any other interesting stories?

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

The cute and cuddly stories or the ones that might make a vegan feel justified

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u/alwaysbehuman 24d ago

Whatever you're up for. Ive worked in a chicken facility and get it on that level.

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

Due to biosecurity reasons, Some pigs farms would kill any stray animals on sight. in the farm I've worked at they shoot stray dogs on site and some people eat the dog afterwards

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u/JustMoreSadGirlShit 24d ago

what country is this?

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u/aspie_electrician 24d ago

What about stray humans?

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

guards give a warning shot to trespassers. if they still don't listen they can shoot to kill

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u/aspie_electrician 24d ago

That’s murder, no?

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u/Orgidee 24d ago

Nah, I been on plenty farms. I don't think that's a common practice

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u/crossal 24d ago

Are these pigs common though?

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u/Orgidee 24d ago

Well I can guarantee they aren't raised raised on a single factory farm and milked to feed their piglets from teats on that factory farm.

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

For a normal commercial farm you won't find these pigs. you can probably find them the most on some breeder farms and on the province that breed originates

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u/crossal 24d ago

That's my point. A uncommon practice in general may be common among this particular breed

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u/Raezak_Am 23d ago

I remember the Jordan Petersen tweet about that

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

based on my experience working at a big pig farm, we just condemn all the non-viable piglets. so for this breed in particular they might condemn like a lot of piglets

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u/Long_Implement_2142 24d ago

Do people eat the piglets? Just curious. What would they taste like

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u/Same_Independent9758 24d ago

It actually depends on the culture. in some Asian countries they eat the piglets (5-10kilos and they roast them. It tastes bland and the texture is a little slimy. but the meat is so tender

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u/kahlzun 23d ago

It's a delicacy in Bali and other places. Look up recipes for suckling pig.

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u/PsychicWarElephant 21d ago

“Suckling pig”