A genomic analysis of 5,859 commercial pigs reveals that runs of homozygosity, a DNA-based measure of inbreeding, are ...

What makes a slice of pork tender, juicy, and beautifully marbled? For decades, breeders have chased the answer in the pig’s ...

(AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have documented the absence of infection by Trichinella, a parasite that once posed a major food safety ...

Pigs that are bred commercially in Europe are found to have a highly varied mosaic of different European and Asian gene variants. The Asian genes in particular result in a large number of piglets in ...

Opening the doors of a commercial piggery to a group of NSPCA inspectors could make any farmer apprehensive. But when ...

(Inside Science) -- A database of thousands of grunts, oinks, snuffles and squeals, gathered and recorded from hundreds of pigs at every stage of their lives, will be used to help farmers better ...

Steve Jenkins, a mild-mannered, not particularly large Georgetown, Ontario, real-estate agent, never expected to find himself wrestling an oiled-up, 450-pound pig. And yet, here he was, wedging his ...