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I've listened to some pasture Pig Farmers talk proudly about not feeding their pigs "Animal by-products". I don't get it. Aren't pigs omnivores? Even if you're not feeding pigs animal by-products, aren't they eating animals in the field? A mouse, rat, rabbit, bird, chicken eggs, etc, the pig may come across in the pasture? What's the big deal about not feeding your pig part of the natural diet of an omnivore? Or am I just simply misunderstanding the phrase "animal by-products"?

 

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"How common is trichinosis in the US?
Humans may be infected by eating the meat of infected domestic pigs, wild bears, wild pigs, or walruses. Over the last decade, between 100 and 150 human cases per year are reported in the United States. ... An estimated 10 to 15 million people in the United States have been infected with trichinosis."
Animal by products in commercial feeds have been cooked and pose no bacterial or trichinosis threat. Pasture raised pork would be subjected to far more trichinosis threat than most confined hogs.

This sounds like factory farm promoted propaganda