tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post9178217254150202927..comments2023-10-31T03:08:04.922-07:00Comments on The Mina Show: Chester Enjoys the MudAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-47872750832720957672010-03-01T09:44:08.398-08:002010-03-01T09:44:08.398-08:00@Pibble: I know, the tapir's is quite disturbi...@Pibble: I know, the tapir's is quite disturbing!<br /><br />@Luci's Mama: I once tried to take a picture. It didn't turn out. :)<br /><br />@Retrieverman: I think it's similar to the selection of fast-growing broilers. Animals are bred for increased reproduction and super fast growth rates with good feed conversion ratios. That rarely works out well for adult animals.<br /><br />Their skeletal structure is such that it can bear the brunt of that large weight but barely. We've never had a pig who didn't have some form of arthritis by the age of 3. <br /><br />Thinking back on all the pigs I've known who have been euth'ed: two died of mammary cancer (before we spayed), one died from a painful bone infection as the result of hoof cracks, one became stuck in the mud on a hot July day (even if we hadn't euthed her the vet stated she would have died from her struggle, she tore a lot of ligaments), one from breaking her back in a fall (she just slipped in the mud, a pig's body is not made to slip and fall), and one from a combo of gut impaction and irreparable joint/meniscus/ligament damage in her rear legs. A lot of those deaths were the result of large size and poor structure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-50936362698559761102010-03-01T04:37:34.306-08:002010-03-01T04:37:34.306-08:00Why do these big farm pigs have such short lifespa...Why do these big farm pigs have such short lifespans?<br /><br />Is it because of inbreeding? In the large white or Yorkshire breed, there is a lot of it.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-73348701602118902352010-02-28T21:17:39.131-08:002010-02-28T21:17:39.131-08:00I had no clue about the corkscrew...now I want to ...I had no clue about the corkscrew...now I want to see a picture of it!!!Luci's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064696334136995794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-38957813271737039432010-02-28T18:30:11.340-08:002010-02-28T18:30:11.340-08:00I knew about the corkscrew, but not about the um, ...I knew about the corkscrew, but not about the um, anvil (for lack of a better description) tapir. <br /><br />Always a learning experience when I visit you, Rinalia!pibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420878751922413807noreply@blogger.com