A summary of topics studied in class about pig's role in American history

A summary of topics studied in class about pig's role in American history
European explorers and sailors bring pigs to New World as easy-to-manage food source.
Disputes over early American colonists' pigs being shot and eaten by American Indians spark wars.
Cincinnati slaughterhouses break down pig butchering into simple repetitive motions that speed up process and pioneer development of the assembly line.
Concern over public health from unsanitary slaughtering leads to precedent-setting government regulation of industry.
Source: Karim Tiro, assistant history professor, Xavier University