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Lesser beasts : a snout-to-tail history of the humble pig / Mark Essig

This history explores the 10,000-year relationship between humans and pigs, tracing their transition from Neolithic domestication to modern industrial farming. It examines the pig's biological efficiency and the cultural factors behind its reputation as an unclean animal.

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