Giraffes have a 15-month gestation period, and can live as long as 30 years in captivity. Babies stand up within an hour or ...

The Pig Code permits the killing of piglets by blunt trauma, through a method known as “thumping” piglets weighing 9 kg or ...

Pigs, intelligent and social creatures, possess a strong maternal instinct. In the wild, a pregnant pig will walk several ...

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As a fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm hits screens, in the week a poll was published for Future Countryside showing that ...

Congratulations to Mummy, Daddy, George and Peppa Pig on the safe arrival of Evie! Named after Mummy Pig’s Aunt Evie, as all ...

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Farrowing crates were introduced in the 1960s with the aim of reducing the number of piglets being accidentally crushed by female pigs (sows), which can weigh ... A clearly mapped out 15-year ...

Concentration of interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 in maternal serum and in maternal and fetal porcine placental extracts from different gestation periods was determined. Crossbred pigs’ placental ...

But when it comes to the world’s tallest animal, do giraffes really stand out for having an exceptionally long gestation period? Giraffes are renowned for their height, grace, and distinctive ...

Grow-finish pigs can comfortably withstand temperatures as low as 10 C with no adverse impact, Predicala said. During question period, a farmer asked if there were any changes in the aggression levels ...