The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs kicked off September 2024 with 76.48 million head, a half percentage larger than last ...

Weaning is a critical stage in the swine production cycle as a significant transition for young pigs. During weaning, piglets ...

As of Sept.1, 2024, there were 76.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from September 2023 and up 2% from June ...

Three varied producers – an outdoor breeding unit, a tented nursery and an indoor finisher – all displaying sound business ...

Animal breeding literature supports this decision, from historical selection experiments illustrating that increases in total born do not necessarily increase the number weaned. We can also improve ...

A baby pygmy hippo living at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand has become a viral sensation. The 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamus ...

Some 40 farmers in Valencia, Negros Oriental whose pigs were affected by the African swine fever (ASF) are set to receive ...

The Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are calculated by Sterling Marketing, Vale, Ore.

Some people are worried about what the market will do to their inventory valuation. We can’t do anything about that. This ...

The focus during the last event was on swine influenza, porcine circovirus (PCV2) and porcine reproductive and respiratory ...

Their wild ancestors most likely came from the highlands in the Andes region of South America.  There’s no definitive ...

They've also weaned off of chemical fertilizers and planted cover crops ... I think what's become clear is that we eat too ...