Domesticated omnivorous even-toed ungulate

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A statue of a hog with litter of suckling piglets. Pencil drawing by W. Ottley.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: seen from the northern side of the Whitechapel Road. Wood engraving, after an engraving of c.1753.

A postcard illustrating a variety of good luck charms. Chromolithograph.

3D print of vessels of a healthy mini pig eye.

Worming is now easier than ever : [introducing the new Panacur 7-day wormer] / [Hoechst Animal Health.]

Two pigs lying in straw in an outdoor pen. Etching with aquatint and grey wash after G. Morland(?).

The pig: a treatise on the breeds, management, feeding, and medical treatment, of swine; with directions for salting pork, and curing bacon and hams / By William Youatt. Illustrated with engravings drawn from life by William Harvey, esq.

Coupon issues for the month of ... 195- : Feeding stuffs coupons, for your farm livestock, are enclosed as listed below... / Cambridge A.E.C., Feeding Stuffs Department.

Nature's choice pork & bacon : specially selected pork and bacon traditionally reared / Tesco Stores Ltd.

Liverine pig meal : for pigs of all ages at all times : worth its weight in gold... / Liverine Limited.

Pig powders : an invaluable remedy for keeping pigs free from disease, more especially from swine fever : Directions. One powder to be given every few weeks.

White male surgeon holding a heart (animal)

The statue of a lively, leaping pig. Engraving by I. Frezza after G.E. Morghen (?).

A prize boar. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1867, after E. Corbet.

Devon drench : a famous and invaluable remedy for the disorders of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs : Especially so for red water, scouring, cold, colic and influenza, milk fever, costiveness, etc. : also as a cleansing drench for cows and ewes after calving and lambing and preventative of milk fever.

Worm powders : for pigs : for directions for use see inside lid.

Pigs and a litter of piglets, surrounded by vignettes showing the use of porcine products. Coloured engraving by Badoureau, ca. 1848, after P.A. Belin and C. Bethmont.

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Swine

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Images about Swine

Works from the collections

The statue of a lively, leaping pig. Engraving by I. Frezza after G.E. Morghen (?).

A prize boar. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1867, after E. Corbet.

Devon drench : a famous and invaluable remedy for the disorders of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs : Especially so for red water, scouring, cold, colic and influenza, milk fever, costiveness, etc. : also as a cleansing drench for cows and ewes after calving and lambing and preventative of milk fever.

Worm powders : for pigs : for directions for use see inside lid.

Pigs and a litter of piglets, surrounded by vignettes showing the use of porcine products. Coloured engraving by Badoureau, ca. 1848, after P.A. Belin and C. Bethmont.

Swine

Images from the collections

Images about Swine

Works from the collections

The statue of a lively, leaping pig. Engraving by I. Frezza after G.E. Morghen (?).

A prize boar. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1867, after E. Corbet.

Devon drench : a famous and invaluable remedy for the disorders of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs : Especially so for red water, scouring, cold, colic and influenza, milk fever, costiveness, etc. : also as a cleansing drench for cows and ewes after calving and lambing and preventative of milk fever.

Worm powders : for pigs : for directions for use see inside lid.

Pigs and a litter of piglets, surrounded by vignettes showing the use of porcine products. Coloured engraving by Badoureau, ca. 1848, after P.A. Belin and C. Bethmont.

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