In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production.

Like something straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie, an Australian farmer is breeding pigs to have more ribs. According to ABC Rural, farmer Jeff Braun has been “examining and redesigning pigs for ...

Farmer Zhang Qiang considers his pigs not just livestock, but national treasures. He is among a handful of Chinese breeders who still specialize in native species - in his case, Wulian black pigs.

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 ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean ...

The most-common breeds are Yorkshire and Berkshire, both from Britain; Landrace, which originated in Denmark; and Duroc, from the United States. Many are also hybrid species. In May, a Shanghai ...