Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p This article refers to an enclosure for raising pigs. Not to be confused with the eye disease stye and STY, an alternate socket name for GNU Screen. For the film by Pasolini, see Pigsty. For the television series, see Pig Sty.A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both "sty" and "pigpen" are used as derogatory descriptions of dirty, messy areas. There are three contributing reasons that pigs, generally clean animals, create such a living environment: Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. The pig is a rooting animal and will dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature.A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility.. }
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- Sty abstract "This article refers to an enclosure for raising pigs. Not to be confused with the eye disease stye and STY, an alternate socket name for GNU Screen. For the film by Pasolini, see Pigsty. For the television series, see Pig Sty.A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both "sty" and "pigpen" are used as derogatory descriptions of dirty, messy areas. There are three contributing reasons that pigs, generally clean animals, create such a living environment: Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. The pig is a rooting animal and will dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature.A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility.".