Homesteading 101: 3 Reasons To Choose Heritage Hogs Over Commercial Hogs

  • 2. Heritage hogs are heartier. Not only are heritage breeds raised more humanely than your standard commercial CAFO pig, but they are also much more hearty. Thanks to their DNA, heritage breeds are naturally resistant to a variety of diseases and parasites. They are able to adapt to their environment without any help from you. You won’t ever have to juice up your Old Spots with antibiotics or growth hormones. Nor will you have to give them regular de-wormer. While commercial-breed hogs may not specifically require antibiotics or other medications, they are more susceptible to disease and parasites than heritage hogs. They also don’t deal as well with extreme weather conditions.

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    5 Comments

    1. Michelle Evans said:

      Ohh my goodness no dont.
      A hog like this will and has killed lot of people.
      There’s a lot of information on this .
      They grow huge tusks and they rutt bad .
      Have you ever seen old yellow. They are just like them .really. there’s a reason for so called commercial pigs .
      These are hogs .
      Commercial pigs are pigs .

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