Almost all of the pig can be used asfood. Preparations of pig parts into specialities include: sausage, bacon,gammon, ham, skin into pork scratchings, feet into trotters, head into a meatjelly called head cheese (brawn), and consumption of the liver, chitterlingsand blood(blood pudding or black pudding).
The following factors can influence thetype of pig farms in any given region:
Available food supply suitable for pigs
The ability to deal with manure or otheroutputs from the pig operation
Local beliefs or traditions, includingreligion
The breed or type of pig available to thefarm
Local diseases or conditions that affectpig growth or fecundity
Local requirements, including governmentzoning and/or land use laws
Local and global market conditions anddemand
Traditional farming styles and methods