How can pigs eat rotten food and not get sick?

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In fact, if you eat a really bad food, the pig can get sick, yes. By ingesting rotten food, he can contract worms, diseases and even die. In small farms, it is still common to give pigs leftover food mixed and boiled, the famous wash. Despite the disgusting appearance, this mixture is not spoiled food. Even if these leftovers turn slightly sour – because of fermentation – they still aren’t rotten. But, due to the risk of ending up spoiling, this “diet” is not recommended by experts. “The practice of feeding leftovers to pigs is completely condemned because it poses risks to the health of the animal and those who eat its meat”, says agronomist Dirlei Antônio Berto, from the São Paulo State University (Unesp). Anyone who insists on washing the animals and is unlucky one day to offer it rotten will see the slop rejected by the pig. If he doesn’t have anything else to eat, he can even face the bomb, but it’s very likely that he’ll get sick. 😛