Similarly to how different cow breeds produce different qualities of beef, certain pig breeds produce better quality pork than others. Duroc is a common breed of pig that produces high quality, super ...

Adipose tissue is a crucial energy-regulating organ in mammals, responsible not only for storing excess energy but also participating in body ...

Teagan Pfautz was a little nervous going into the sales arena of the Pennsylvania Farm Show under the eyes of thousands of spectators, but he tried not to be too anxious at the chance of being named ...

LONE TREE — Chad Yoder has enough on his plate with a full-time job as an animal health consultant, a sideline of raising Duroc pigs and a family that includes three boys under age 10. That’s why ...

Duroc, he said with conviction, is the best hog breed by far. The statement was the opening salvo in what became a long-winded argument because Dad countered that Chester Whites were much better. It ...

Crowds of brown, pink and black pigs milled Tuesday around the show barns at the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair, some oinking loudly, but most dozing in the muggy summer air as they waited ...