Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication ...

Did you know there are many pig breeds with unique features, behaviors, and characteristics that differ greatly from the pigs most of us are used to seeing?

China’s national breeding sow inventory will be reduced by 1 million from the current level of 40.38 million to ease an oversupply of pork in the market that has suppressed swine prices and ...

In the realm of extraordinary creatures, Big Bill, a legendary Poland China hog, holds the crown for the heaviest pig ever recorded.

Chinese farmers and small firms have increasingly bought market-ready pigs from larger breeders and fattened them in a bet on higher prices, but the government is cracking down on the speculative ...

China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen.

CHANGSHA -- Two cloned piglets born in Central China's Hunan province are expected to promote China's pork industry and diabetes treatment research while preserving a 4,000-year-old local breed ...

WATCH: China Spring High School sophomore Laney Swaim talks about her passion for breeding pigs ahead of the McLennan County Junior Livestock Show.

Raise heritage pig breeds for composting and plowing new ground. Learn how to raise pigs naturally for some of the best tasting pork you've ever had.

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.

Peru enjoys eating Guinea pigs so much they developed a breed of the rodent that reaches prime weight almost three times faster.