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[[File:Vildsvinssugga som boar.jpg|thumb|A pig foraging in the [[Trinatria]]n piedmont]] | [[File:Vildsvinssugga som boar.jpg|thumb|A pig foraging in the [[Trinatria]]n piedmont]] | ||
Suids were likely the first large mammals domesticated by prehistoric Kiravians. The Old Kiravian hog is a domestic variant of the native {{wp|Sus strozzi|Nearctic bearded boar}}, wild relict populations of which survive in a few biosphere reserves. Modern swine stocks in Kiravia are generally of mixed ancestry, descending mainly from the Levanto-Sarpic common hog and with a substantial (though gradually declining) share of Nearctic boar heritage. Pure-bred Old Kiravian hogs are raised as a heritage breed, mostly by smaller farms as a specialty product. | |||
For most of recorded Kiravian history, swine were the primary source of meat. Pork and pork products remain the most widely consumed form of meat in the country (fish and fowl excluded), though beef has been steadily gaining ground since the end of Kirosocialism. The swine industry in Great Kirav has been steadily growing since the market reforms of the 1980s AD. Improved access to technology and capital has contributed greatly to this success. For example; Kiravian winters can be harsh, especially in the North and interior, and as such, many swine farmers have developed insulated and climate-controlled facilities to regulate indoor temperatures during extreme weather conditions.The construction of high-capacity climate-controlled swine shelters has greatly improved herd health and meat yields. Improved antibiotics and other inputs have similarly reduced losses and widened profit margins for farmers. | |||
Early urban centres in Kirav employed pigs for sanitation purposes, making use of {{wp|pig toilet|pig latrines}} to process human excrement. Pig latrines are fairly rare today, but remain in use by some rural households and remote hamlets in less developed inland states. They are most common in [[Kyllera]], where about a quarter of Coscivian households feed into pig-based waste management systems (PBWMS). | |||
Pig farming is banned in some predominantly Muslim countyships in the Kiravian South. | |||
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