By touring Scotland with Penny the pig, campaigners hope to spark conversations about the lives of farmed animals.

There is a lot of talk in the industry about “flexible farrowing” – systems that allow temporary confinement of pregnant and ...

Heat stress is one of the most predictable yet disruptive pressure moments in swine production. When temperatures rise, feed intake declines, biological strain increases, and both sow performance and ...

In addition to being one of the world’s worst invasive species and the vectors of several terrible diseases, feral swine also have names that are insults. Being called a “pig” is not exactly the same ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March 9 (UPI) --Residents of a Tennessee neighborhood said a group of at least six pigs have taken up residence in the area and ...

March 9 (UPI) --Residents of a Tennessee neighborhood said a group of at least six pigs have taken up residence in the area and show no sign of leaving. Locals in the Tunnel Boulevard neighborhood of ...

A group of farmers, pork producers and advocates wrote to the Prime Minister calling for a "level playing field" among locally-produced and imported product.

Researchers have made rapid progress in recent years toward understanding the molecular underpinnings of non-human organ rejection, offering hope that organ shortages can be overcome through ...

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When Nicole Rezac-Harrison headed off to college, she never really considered coming back to the farm. While working on her thesis for her master's degree, she needed a job during her final semester.