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Anon1970 9 points ago +9 / -0

Male pigs are CASTRATED. They are not wasted. They also taste VERY good. If male chickens are butchered before they are 4 months old, they also taste very good and are not wasted.

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residue69 1 point ago +1 / -0

Maybe not all producers cull them, but the companies in my state that produce piglets do cull the males.

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Anon1970 4 points ago +4 / -0

That is wasted $$$ and meat. It doesn't make sense to cull them as castration is extremely simple on a 4 day old piglet and not cost prohibitive. I raised hogs for a few years and castrated the males myself. I even left a couple intact and had them butchered at 6 months of age. The meat did not taste any different than the females or castrated ones.

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spezisthedevil 3 points ago +3 / -0

Roast suckling piglets are a thing.