Organisms

Swine

Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).

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Abstract

Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).

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  • Pigs
  • Suidae
  • Phacochoerus
  • Wart Hogs
  • Warthogs
  • Hog, Wart
  • Hogs, Wart
  • Wart Hog

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

unspecified swine or pigs goes here; PIG, DOMESTIC see SUS SCROFA is available

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.500w.880w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Swine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013552. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013552
  2. Swine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig
  3. Swine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q787