A History of Pigs in China: From Curious Omnivores to Industrial Pork

Pigs have played a central role in the subsistence and culture of China for millennia. The close relationship between pigs and people began when humans gradually domesticated wild pigs over 8,000 years ago. While pigs initially foraged around settlements, population growth led people to pen their pi...

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Published in:	The Journal of Asian studies Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 865 - 889
Main Authors:	Lander, Brian, Schneider, Mindi, Brunson, Katherine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.11.2020 Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects:	Agricultural land Animals Antibiotics Asian cultural groups Asian studies Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Domestication Farms Genetic testing Health problems Hogs Households Meat industry Mitochondrial DNA North and South Population growth Resistance Soya beans Eurasia China Yellow River agriculture pigs environment China livestock animals food
ISSN:	0021-9118, 1752-0401
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