[1987/88 campaign for home slaughtering of pigs for family consumption. Health Area No. 5 of La Rioja].

The private slaughter of pigs for home consumption continues to take place in rural areas of our country, especially by persons over 50 years of age who are dedicated to farming and ranching or who are retired. The sacrifice takes place mainly on Fridays and Saturdays in January and February on the owners' property. In 10% of the cases, the airing of the dressed carcasses is done in stables housing other animals. The sacrificed pigs are traditionally fed with barley flour and vegetables, which favours the appearance of hydatid cysts in 3% of the animals. A large part of the products obtained are consumed by families that do not live in rural areas. The viscera, especially those with hydatid cysts, are thrown away or given to the dogs.