The 57th edition of the annual French Swine Research Days, held early February 2025 in Saint-Malo, was the best-visited ...

Wild pigs can also reach significant sizes. The largest is the African giant forest hog, which typically has ... Pregnant sows will not go into heat, but boars may still try to mount them. As the ...

A veterinarian says the spread of viruses, like H5N1 in livestock, are being closely monitored by the pork checkoff. “We want ...

One expert says these so-called "super pigs" — wild boars that were deliberately bred with domestic pigs – are an "ecological trainwreck." ...

Feral hogs are ... on bigger boars (he killed one last spring pushing 300 pounds). In my .30-06, I’ve come to really like the Federal 175-Grain Terminal Ascent for thumping pigs near and far ...

Selective breeding over the past century has shortened and flattened the snouts of German domestic pigs. Though not an ...

They’re crossbreeds — wild boars deliberately bred with domestic pigs. They’re big, smart and prolific breeders. And their population is now spreading out of control. “I think there’s ...

( NewsNation) — A growing and aggressive breed of “super pigs” from Canada could soon be on America’s doorstep. The super ...

Lameness in breeding sows is the number one identified cause of mortality and one of the top 3 reasons for early removal of the sow from the herd. Health and welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia ...

I presumed that the dead man had been abroad at the time, somewhere in South America where the peccary or wild pig still ... “This boar,”said he, “was beloved of every sow from the ...