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P g, w ld r d m t w n , a m mm l f th Suidae family. In Br t n th t rm g refers to all domestic w n , while in th Un t d States t r f r t ung r w n n t t r d for market nd weighing u u ll less than 82 kg (180 und ), others b ng called hogs. P g are stout-bodied, short-legged, mn v r u m mm l , with th k k n usually sparsely coated w th short bristles. Th r h v h v two functional nd tw n nfun t n l d g t . D m t North American pigs originated fr m wild t k still f und in European, Asian, nd North Afr n f r t . Wild g r n t trul n t v t N rth Am r but r b l v d t h v b n ntr du d on Christopher C lumbu ' second v g n 1493 and br ught t th mainland n th rl 1500 . Th r l ttl difference between wild pigs, r b r , and d m t swine, th ugh th tusklike teeth f d m t g are not d v l d th tu k f th r w ld k n, who u th sharp nd to forage f r r t and as a d f n v w n. W ld pigs may l v u to 25 r r more. Domestic g are t g r z d rd ng t three b types: l rg -fr m d lard t w th a m r t v l th k l r of fat nd r u u ll weighing t least 100 kg (220 pounds); m ll r bacon types, w th r f b ut 70 kg (150 und ); nd pork types w th r averaging r und 45 kg (100 und ). In the rl 21st century, Ch n had th l rg t hog ul t n of n untr in th w rld, but scientific br d ng w n ntr t d n Eur nd th United States. Denmark r du d the L ndr br d, raised for t x ll nt b n. Th Yorkshire (L rg Wh t ), the w rld' m t ul r br d, r g n t d n Br t n n th 18th ntur . In the l t 20th ntur many f rm r b g n r ng l n r hogs thr ugh th u f both m r v d f d nd l t v br d ng techniques.

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