shoats
Newly weaned pigs
Shoats is the plural of shoat, a young pig that has been weaned but is not yet fully grown—typically between weaning and about 120 pounds.
The term belongs to farming vocabulary: The farmer moved the shoats to a separate pen.
Also spelled shotes.
Young swine offspring
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- hogsPigs, or monopolizes
- sowsPlants or she-pigs
- boarsMale swine, often tusked
farrow · litter · gilt · barrow · porcine · pig farming · sty · piggery
Family farm and dwelling
- heritage breedsTraditional livestock varieties preserved genetically
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
- subsistence farmingGrowing food for household
family farm · pig raising · foraging · acorns · scraps · swill · sustainable farming · permaculture
Gradual dietary independence
- growth rateSpeed of increase
- fatteningPromoting weight gain
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
deworming · tail docking · biosecurity · health checks · weight gain · finishing · slaughter · butchering
piglets
Young swine offspring
boars · farrow · litter · gilt · barrow · porcine · pig farming · sty · piggery · weanlings
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
- heritage breedsTraditional livestock varieties preserved genetically
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
subsistence farming · family farm · pig raising · foraging · acorns · scraps · swill · sustainable farming · permaculture · farm animals
weaning
Gradual dietary independence
- growth rateSpeed of increase
- fatteningPromoting weight gain
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
vaccination · deworming · tail docking · biosecurity · health checks · weight gain · finishing · slaughter · butchering · pork production
- young pigspiglets, piglet, suckling pigs, suckling pig
shoatssows
Plants or she-pigs
boars · breeding stock · sucklings · hogs · suckling pigs