Hundreds Of Livestock Breeds Have Gone Extinct But Some Australian Farmers Are Keeping Endangered Breeds Alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 ...
Chinese Pork Producer Muyuan Is Said to Weigh Hong Kong Listing
Muyuan Foods Co., one of the world’s biggest pig breeders and pork producers, is considering a second listing in Hong Kong ...
Bucks Free Press on MSN2d
Amersham pig attraction mourns beloved boar who fathered over ten piglets
An Amersham pig attraction is mourning the loss of a beloved boar who fathered over ten litters of piglets. Milo, a cherished ...
Pig Progress11d
Pig farming sent Salmonella around the world
Historical changes in pig farming led to the global spread of Salmonella, resistant to antibiotics. That was the outcome of a ...
Study identifies male feral pigs as potential disease 'super spreaders'
Female pigs may be the "factories" of feral populations, but a new study suggests male pigs are the disease "super spreaders" ...
ScienceAlert10d
World First: Scientists Printed Penises For Pigs And Restored Their Erections
A 3D-printed penis implant has restored erectile function to rabbits and pigs in a world first. Pigs with damage to their ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
The Future of Transplanting Pig Organs in People
After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...
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Pig ancestors, 5,000 years ago: Study reveals Indus Valley-era farmers domesticated wild boars
Chaubey and his colleagues analysed 239 segments of pig genomes to explore the origins and evolution of Indian pig breeds. They combined their genetic analysis with evidence from rock art and cultural ...
Brandon Sun10d
The Problem with Pigs – Part I
Alas, pigs are not closely related to bears at all. In terms of the ancestral tree, humans are more closely related to bears ...