ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS
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Question
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Boar
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Barrow
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Stud
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Steer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Boar – An uncastrated male pig of more than six months of age. Barrow/Hog – castrated male.
Detailed explanation-2: -boar. boar, also called wild boar or wild pig, any of the wild members of the pig species Sus scrofa, family Suidae. The term boar is also used to designate the male of the domestic pig, guinea pig, and various other mammals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The term for a young male pig is barrow. Male pigs of breeding age are called boars. A gilt is the name for a female pig before breeding. A sow is the name for a breeding female pig.
Detailed explanation-4: -All are interchangeably called wild or feral hogs, pigs or boars; in this context, “boar” can refer to a male or female. (Technically, “feral” refers to animals that can be traced back to escaped domestic pigs, while the more all-encompassing “wild” refers to any non-domestic animals.)