Source: Jordan Howse, YES WEEKLY, 2/24/21

 Pigs, along with chickens, are North Carolina’s top agricultural commodity, responsible for $10 billion in yearly revenue and 44,000 jobs statewide, according to a recent economic impact survey. It is also a source of identity for N.C. towns from Lexington in the west to Greenville in the east. In addition to their economic impact and contribution to the food supply, pigs are connected to humans through a host of anatomical similarities known to every biology student.

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