Bantu Pig

Facts about Bantu Pig. The Bantu Pig is a domestic pig breed that is largely found in the southern parts of Africa. The Bantu Pig is considered to have been bred from early importations of pig from Asia and Europe. Usually, the Bantu Pig breed has a brown color body, but it is as well, found with the combination of black and white color body with black color spots.

There are approximately 500,000 pigs that are being bred by the farmers of Bantu Pig. Though the origin of the Bantu pig is ambiguous, it is believed that the Bantu Pig breed has been derived from pigs brought by merchants from Asia, Europe, and North Africa earlier than there was a stable European settlement.

One male Bantu pig and female Bantu pigs were bought by the University of Pretoria and numerous litters were developed. The size of a litter and the body weight of a Bantu pig, amount of vertebrae and ribs are tabulated, with analogous information for the Swedish Landrace pig.

It was found that the average body weight of a Bantu Pig during the birth was 1.97 lbs (0.8 kg) and the body weight of an adult Bantu pig was 217 lbs (98.6 kg). The standard body color of the Bantu Pigs is reddish tan, but the pigs with black and white color with black color spots occur, as well. Reddish tan Bantu pigs are born with longitudinal lines similar to the pigs of the native bush pig, suggesting the likelihood of the blood in the body of the native bush pig.

The dotted model may be based on a local breed of pig, known as the Kolbroek pig in the Western Cape Province or from small amounts of the imported Poland China pigs and Gloucester Old Spot pigs. Effectiveness of food change in Bantu Pigs was not on an average as superior as in Land-race pigs, but some indigenous pigs compared well with the inferior Landrace pigs.

Domestic Bantu Pigs will develop a dissimilar organic rhythm from their wild equivalents, and they will encompass longer episodes of activity followed by smaller periods of sleep. Generally, Bantu Pigs do not flourish when accommodated with other pig breeds. Generally, domestic Bantu Pigs live in cages, even though some owners of huge numbers of Bantu pigs contribute complete rooms to their pets. Cages with wire mesh or solid floors are used, even though wire mesh floors can cause wound and may be connected to infections.

Behavior of Bantu Pig

Domesticated Bantu Pigs flourish in groups of two or more pigs, groups of female pigs, or groups of one or more female pigs and a neutered male pig are regular good combinations.
The scientific name for Pig (Sus scrofa), the wild swine (Boar) from the old world with a narrow body and prominent tusks is from where most domestic swine come from and introduced in the United States and bred to what we have as today's pig. The "fear of pigs Swinophobia". The Bantu Pigs learn to distinguish and coexist with other individual Bantu pigs, and the male pig will have a lower neuroendocrine anxiety response in the existence of a bonded female pig when compared to the existence of new female pigs. Groups of male Bantu Pigs may as well, get along, if their cage has sufficient space, they are established at a premature age, and no female pigs are present.

The average lifespan of the Bantu pig ranges from 10 years to 25 years.

Bantu Pigs Feet

The four feet and four toes of the pig are called "trotters" that humans eat as a delicacy called pigs feet or pigs knuckles. A Bantu Pigs foot has four toes that are pointed downwards when the pig walks, it walks on the tips of its toes, rather than its whole foot and only uses two of the toes in the middle and the outside toes for balance. The Bantu Pig has tougher feet at the ends that are hooves. The two toes in the middle of the foot are slightly webbed, this helps the pigs balance for walking.

Bantu Pigs are very intelligent, not like people think, that pigs are dumb animals. A Bantu Pig can drink between 10 to 14 gallons (37.8 to 53 liters)of water in a day.
The saliva of Bantu Pigs contains pheromones-( A chemical substance used to attract a mate) similar to that of other pig breeds that communicate their sexual wants. The male Bantu Pigs discharge this steroid and female pigs will go to vast lengths to acquire a smell of the sent.

Bantu Pigs are raised for there meat such as ham, sausage, bacon and pork chops. Pigs can make great pets. "A wild male pig is called a boar"- meaning uncastrated male pig, that lives in the wild and can be hunted. "Feral pig or hog is defined as a wild boar" can be a very big danger where humans habitat.

The term Swine: is any variety of omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, this includes hogs, boars and pigs having a short neck, thick skin a movable snout and a stout body.

Bantu Pigs unlike is said, happen to be very clean animals. Bantu Pigs make sure their bathroom area is far away from where they eat, lie down and rest, even piglets (baby pigs) will find a place to go to the bathroom, far away from their nest.
A Bantu Pig averages 6 to 10 baby piglets in a litter and will have two to three litters per year. The sow Bantu Pig nurse their piglets for about three to five weeks. When Piglets are weaned off of their mother’s milk, they are not called piglets but are known as shoats. Piglets at birth weigh about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms), and on average, will double their weight in one week.

Bantu Pigs have 44 teeth when full grown, when they are baby pigs (piglets) the have 28 teeth which will fall out when they are 12 months old. Just like human teeth, the Bantu Pig has an enamel coating that makes the pigs teeth stronger and helps it curb disease. Bantu Pigs chew their food because pigs have a digestive system similar to a human digestive system and cannot digest food that is not chewed. Bantu Pigs have small lungs compared to their body size.

A female adult Bantu Pig is called a (sow) and the male adult wild pig is called a (boar).
Bantu Pigs do not sweat a lot, that's why they cover themselves in the mud to keep their bodies cool. The expression "sweating like a pig" comes from a reference to pig iron, which comes form iron smelting.

Bantu Pigs are omnivores like humans, an omnivores, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants). The Bantu Pig snout is its most important tool for finding food. The pigs snout is used for their excellent sense of smell and they have poor eyesight.

A Bantu Pig averages 6 to 10 baby piglets in a litter and will have two to three litters per year. The sow Bantu Pig nurse their piglets for about three to five weeks. When Piglets are weaned off of their mother’s milk, they are not called piglets but are known as shoats. Piglets at birth weigh about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms), and on average, will double their weight in one week.