The modern pig in breeding herds around the world has been managed to reach some of the highest levels of reproductive ...

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Peru is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the genetically modified guinea pig that appears on menus across the country. Developed in 2004 by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation, this breed ...

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 ...

Well-muscled and hairy, Ole is 300 kilos (more than 660 pounds) of uncastrated boarhood. The fine specimen of a purebred Swabian-Hall stud pig works at his farm's "Eros Center" breeding area, helping ...

As of Dec. 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs across U.S. swine production systems. The Q4 2025 inventory was up ...

The National Agricultural Statistics Service, Dec. 23 announced the U.S. hog inventory was up 1% from this time last year.

A devastating outbreak of African swine fever has destroyed an estimated half of China’s pig population over the past year or so. Bloomberg notes that some Chinese farmers have managed to increase the ...

Farmers have always done their best to maximize yield, whether that be cramming another row of corn onto a field or breeding beefier cattle, but pig farmers in China are really taking things to a new ...

A California law approved by voters that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages that prevent them from standing or turning will finally take effect Saturday, after years of delays and ...

In Texas, there hasn't been any documentation of feral pigs and warthogs breeding, although reports from Africa since the mid-1700s suggest it is possible but very rare. A larger population is needed ...