scaffold pig; growing pig; pig ready for fattening
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a pig that is grown but not yet fattened
technicalA technical term in animal husbandry, referring to a pig in the intermediate growth stage where its frame ("架子") has developed but it lacks substantial body fat. The pig is ready to be fed a high-energy diet for final fattening before slaughter. Also regionally known as 壳郎猪 (ké lang zhū).
This batch of growing pigs will be ready for slaughter in another three months.
His family bought several pigs ready for fattening, planning to sell them at a good price after fattening them up.
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When raising growing pigs, it's important to pay attention to balanced nutrition.
In our village, we call all the half-grown pigs that aren't fattened up 'scaffold pigs'.
'Shell pig' is just another name for a pig ready for fattening.