What do farmers feed their pigs?
It is important for pigs to have a healthy diet, just like it is important for kids to eat healthy foods. Most farmers feed their pigs grains like ground up corn, soybeans, wheat, and/or grain sorghum. These plants are grown by farmers in their fields. The grains are harvested, dried and ground up, so that they provide crunchy food for pigs. It would be similar to granola that humans eat. This helps the farmer give the pigs a healthy diet every day. Q: What part of the pig does pork come from? A: Pork refers to any meat that comes from a pig. Fresh cuts (like pork chops) and processed cuts (like ham and bacon) come from different sections of the pig, but they are all considered pork. Q: Are there any pigs that have 2 stomaches? How do they digest their food? A: Pigs are known as monogastric animals — that means that they only have one stomach. Their gastric systems are very similar to humans. No animal has two stomachs. Cows, deer and sheep, for example, have four stomachs and are cal
