More Than Meat
The hog is serving essential human needs
everyday. From the meat on your plate to a
medical lifesaving device and everything in
between, co-products, sometimes called by-
products, from hogs play a vital role in maintaining and improving
the quality of human life. Thanks to research, new and different co-
products from hogs are constantly being developed. For example:
• Insulin from hogs is used to treat diabetes.
• Hog heart valves are used to replace damaged human heart
values.
• Skin from hogs is used to treat severe burn victims.
Hogs are a source for 20 medicines. Hog co-products are sources
of chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide range of products
that cannot be made with other products. Of course, pigskin is used
as leather for clothing, shoes, handbags, sporting goods, upholstery
and more. The amazing utility of the hog has motivated the saying,
“We use everything but the oink.”
Thus, animal agriculture not only provides an abundant supply
of vital nutrients found in meat, but is also a source of essential and
useful co-products that people depend on everyday.
Use the list on the right side of this page to help you unscramble the letters to
spell a co-product that comes from hogs. Write your answer on the line below
the letters.
elug
1. _________________
csastpli
2. _________________
klahc
3. _________________
mentec
4. _________________
ynosarc
5. ________________
ssagl
6. ________________
ttonsub
7. ________________
volges
8. ________________
Colorado Ag in the Classroom
hesso
9. _______________
doof etp
10. ________________
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Co-products from Swine
Blood
Sticking Agent
Leather Treating Agents
Plywood Adhesive
Protein Source in Feeds
Fabric Printing and Dyeing
Bones and Skin
Glue
Pigskin Garments
Gloves and Shoes
Dried Bones
Buttons
Bone China
Bone Meal
Mineral Source in Feed
Fertilizer
Porcelain
Enamel
Glass
Water Filters
Hair
Artist’s Brushes
Insulation
Upholstery
Meat Scraps
Commercial Feeds
Pet food
Fatty Acids & Glycerine
Insecticides
Weed Killers
Lubricants
Oil Polishes
Rubber
Cosmetics
Antifreeze
Nitroglycerine
Plastics
Printing Rollers
Cellophane
Floor Waxes
Waterproofing Agents
Cement
Fiber Softeners
Crayons
Chalk
Putty
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