Good handling when loading pigs should harness instincts and keep stress down for both livestock and the farmer shipping them ...

Research from the University of Queensland has found the sex of feral pigs and seasonal conditions are likely to intensify ...

"I bought a pig in July last year using PDM money, and it produced six piglets, but already four pigs, including the sow, have died. The remaining three are also not doing well. I tried to get them ...

A pig’s heart beating in a human? This medical feat has already been achieved – at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals have also been transplanted. Last year, a 62-year-old man lived ...

"The manure from our animals is superior," Phillips said. That may sound amusing to a layperson, but for pig farmers the human-engineered breed of hogs may mark the biggest breakthrough since the ...

Conclusion: In this study, lameness was associated with an elevation in C-reactive protein and pig major acute phase protein. A case–control study was conducted in 12 conventional sow herds in Zealand ...

Human-like teeth grown in four months in study combining cells from pigs and humans to make replacement for implants Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Lameness in breeding sows is the number one identified cause of mortality and one of the top 3 reasons for early removal of the sow from the herd. Health and welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia ...

Often, once labor begins, the sow will begin gathering material for a nest. In domesticated pigs, this typically consists of gathering large mouthfuls of bedding, carrying it to their chosen spot, and ...

The stem cells were implanted in the mandibles, or jaw, of the test pigs and were found to continue to grow, paving the way for a potential new viable method of lab-grown human teeth. The ...

Researchers implanted a mix of human and pig tooth cells in mini pig jaws. This was not a pig used in the study. © Freepik When you lose a baby tooth, an adult one ...