BERWICK, Maine — You never know what might show up at Hackmatack Farm. Most recently it was the last remaining breed of long-haired pig, a breed that nearly disappeared from the face of the Earth in ...

Animal rights organization PETA revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 27, of pigs in Cambodia that are genetically engineered to develop heaps of muscle mass. By producing bigger pigs, farmers can sell more ...

Find the best farm animals for beginners among heritage livestock breeds. Pick a pig, get a goat, decide on a donkey, and ...

Young genetically altered pigs walk past a ball in their pens at the Revivicor research farm in Blacksburg, Virginia on November 20, 2024 - Copyright AFP Andrew ...

It has been just less than 40 years since an incredibly smart, overtly affectionate and adorable domestic pig, then not known to most Americans, was almost extinct. The Māori, the indigenous ...

READING, Minn. - On a farm not far from here, pigs are sprawled out and sleeping, rooting up the frozen cap in a dirt yard and frolicking on a weathered cement slab. It’s mid-December, but these ...

According to livestock experts, there are over 100 breeds of pig in the world. However, in Kenya, farmers concentrate on four major breeds, which do well in the market. The breeds include the: Large ...

Alice Karaya is counting down the days till she can reap from her newly established pig unit at her farm in Kieni Constituency. Ms Karaya has 14 five-month old piglets and four adult pigs; three sows ...

Farmer Clay Trainum whistled at a group of young boars from a distance, urging them to greet him on a recent afternoon at Autumn Olive Farms on the outskirts of Waynesboro. “Come on, boys,” he ...

On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs into human patients. Revivicor, the biotech ...

"These pigs are not typical farm pigs," said Ayares, as he cradled several pink piglets in his arms. "Millions of dollars have gone into the production of these genetics, and so they're very ...