Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs.

More than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a strange wildlife experiment has been unfolding inside the region's abandoned nuclear zone. Escaped domestic pigs have interbred with wild ...

It wants its livestock to grow faster, consume less feed, tolerate heat better, resist disease and produce larger litters of piglets—all goals for intensive breeding programs that look years into the ...

A company used CRISPR to make the animals resistant to deadly diseases, but watchdogs say viruses are not the problem. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 23, 2024 2:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a ...

Experts argue gestation crates cause anxiety and frustration in pigs, contradicting claims of humane treatment.

In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production. Large-scale operations prioritized a few specialized pig breeds, optimized for ...