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Marius (6 February 2012 – 9 February 2014) was a young male giraffe living at Copenhagen Zoo. Though healthy, he was genetically unsuitable for future captive breeding, as his genes were over-represented in the captive population, so the zoo authorities decided to euthanize him.

Animal slaughter is the killing of animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock. It is estimated that each year 77 billion land animals are slaughtered for food….Animal slaughter.

Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world accounting for over 36% of the world meat intake. It is followed by poultry and beef with about 35% and 22% respectively.

The meat from a lamb is from an animal 4-12 months old, is called lamb and is more tender. Meat from a sheep over 12 months old has more flavor and is called mutton. This is because lamb is more tender. But this all depends upon what you grew up eating and cooking in your area.

The high losses are due to neglect by farmers, working in an industry that exploits animals at every stage. As a result of the burdens put on sheep, they suffer endemic lameness, miscarriage, infestation and infection.

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Most stomach-derived rennet is taken from the fourth stomach of young, unweaned calves. These animals are not killed expressly for their rennet; rather they are killed for meat production (in this case, veal) and the rennet is a byproduct.

Do we eat male or female cows? All cows are females, so if you are eating a cow, it must be a female. A certain proportion of cows are kept for breeding though, and so are less likely to be butchered for human consumption. The male of the species is called a bull.

Calves

Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed; however, most veal comes from young males of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding. Generally, veal is more expensive than beef from older cattle.

Deer meat, as you note, is called venison. Baby deer are called fawns. There is no term for fawn meat, however. This is likely because people do not generally eat it: In most countries, the US included, it is illegal to hunt deer under a certain age.

A suckling pig is a piglet fed on its mother’s milk (i.e., a piglet which is still a “suckling”). The meat from suckling pig is pale and tender and the cooked skin is crisp and can be used for pork rinds. The texture of the meat can be somewhat gelatinous due to the amount of collagen in a young pig.

So the Anglo-Saxon pig became the French porc, which was Anglicized to pork; the Anglo-Saxon cow became the French boeuf, which became beef; and sheep became mouton, (later mutton). As for fish, we most likely still call it fish because the French term for it, poisson, is too close to the English word poison.

Female pigs, called cows or sows, give birth to offspring twice a year to a litter of around 12 young. Baby pigs are called piglets.

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Roast it Yourself

pig, figure on 1-1/2 lbs. of pig per person. Slightly less meat may be needed if you will be serving all the meat in sandwiches….How to Obtain a Whole Hog for your Pig Roast.

The average meat pig weighing 50 lbs. (22 kg) being 7 weeks old will have a weight of 230 lbs. (100 kg) being 20 weeks old. The market weight differs from breed to breed, but most pigs are slaughtered at 250 lbs.