In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production. Large-scale operations prioritized a few specialized pig breeds, optimized for ...

MUNICH, Feb. 3 – German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version of a U.S.-engineered animal used ...

COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 8 (UPI) --Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a pig breed resistant to an incurable disease currently costing farmers $660 million annually. Swine infected by ...

BERWICK, Maine — You never know what might show up at Hackmatack Farm. Most recently it was the last remaining breed of long-haired pig, a breed that nearly disappeared from the face of the Earth in ...

Scientists at a genomics institute in China have found a way to breed “teacup” pigs — small pets that are becoming a modern day accessory. BGI, a company based in the southern city of Shenzhen, ...

BREEDING AND SHOWING THESE HOGS. ARE YOU CUTE? YEAH. YOU’RE CUTE. DOROTHY AND ELPHABA ARE NOT ONLY CUTE, BUT A RARE BREED IN NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE MASON PIGS IMPORTED FROM CHINA WITH A NAME THAT ...

It seems that Orwell was right: all pigs are equal, but some are more equal than others. The question of how diverse different breeds of domesticated animals may be has begun to be addressed with the ...