Swineherd

A Swineherd is a person who looks after pigs Domestic pig

The domestic [i] pig [i] is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call i ... 

, rather like a shepherd Shepherd

A shepherd is one who takes care of sheep [i], usually in flocks in the fields. ... 

 looks after sheep. Today the term is generally used in a historical context. Pig farming today is still carried out in a manner that can be compared to that practiced in Roman times. Marcus Terentius Varro recommended waiting till sows are 1 year and 8 months old before mating them but recommended continuing to breed them till they were 7 years old. Today sows can be mated at 6 or 7 months but it is not recommended to breed them more than 3 times. Mortality and parasite infections were more frequent in antiquity.

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A Swineherd is a person who looks after pigs Domestic pig

The domestic [i] pig [i] is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call i ... 

, rather like a shepherd Shepherd

A shepherd is one who takes care of sheep [i], usually in flocks in the fields. ... 

 looks after sheep. Today the term is generally used in a historical context.

Pig farming today is still carried out in a manner that can be compared to that practiced in Roman times. Marcus Terentius Varro recommended waiting till sows are 1 year and 8 months old before mating them but recommended continuing to breed them till they were 7 years old. Today sows can be mated at 6 or 7 months but it is not recommended to breed them more than 3 times. Mortality and parasite infections were more frequent in antiquity. Farmers therefore waited till they knew which sows were healthy before breeding from healthy sows.

Modern pigs can breed earlier, possibly due to selective breeding but they weaken after the third litter.

For living conditions and use of 21st Century pigs see:- Domestic pig Domestic pig

The domestic [i] pig [i] is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call i ... 

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Swineherds in literature

• Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen
  
  Hans Christian Andersen or simply HC Andersen , was a Danish [i] author [i] and poet [i]... 
  
   wrote a Fairy tale Fairy tale
  
  [i], [[goblin]... 
  
   called, "The Swineherd The Swineherd
  
  The Swineherd is a fairy tale [i] written by the Danish [i] author Hans Christian Andersen [i] ... 
  
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• In Greek mythology Greek mythology
  
  Greek mythology consists in part of a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the wo... 
  
  , Eumaeus  was Odysseus Odysseus
  
  Odysses Lartides , or simply Odysseus, is the main character in Homer [i]'s epic poem [i]... 
  
  ' swineherd before he left for the Trojan War Trojan War
  
  The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy [i] in Asia Minor [i] , by ... 
  
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• In the Parable Parable
  
  A parable is a story in prose or verse that is told to illustrate a religious or ethical idea.... 
  
   of the Prodigal Son Parable of the Prodigal Son
  
  The Prodigal Son, also known as The Lost Son is one of the best known parable [i]s of Jesus of Nazareth [i] ... 
  
  , the younger son wastes his inheritance and eventually has to become a swineherd.
• In Lloyd Alexander Lloyd Alexander
  
  Lloyd "Chudley" Alexander is the author of a number of fantasy [i] books for children and adolescents, ... 
  
  's books based on Welsh mythology, The Chronicles of Prydain, the hero is a pig keeper, or swineherd.
  

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