The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They are world travelers. They're adaptable, invasive and often damage their own habitat. They are easy to seduce (with food) and susceptible to domestication, ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2012
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While countries like Denmark are building walls to prevent the spread of African swine fever, a new mathematical model has identified two effective tactics.
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2009
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As African swine fever stalks the EU's biggest livestock population, researchers aim to deploy a vaccine to halt the disease's spread and shield millions of animals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2023
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In the U.S., wild pigs are an invasive species and can cause a lot of damage to the ecosystems in which they live. In the September 15th Soils Matter blog, Sara Bolds from Auburn University writes about how wild pigs can ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2021
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When Vanya Dimitrova received the Bulgarian veterinary services' notice to kill her pigs because of African swine fever, she was shocked.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 10, 2019
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More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world's largest pork producer scrambles to contain an outbreak of African swine fever.
Ecology
Sep 2, 2018
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More than 14,500 pigs have been culled in an eastern Chinese city, officials said Wednesday, as the world's largest pork producer scrambles to contain an outbreak of African swine fever.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2018
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Understanding how live pigs are traded between villages and backyard farmers can help health agencies better understand how devastating swine diseases spread, according to a study published recently in the journal PLOS ONE.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2017
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They go by many names: wild boar, wild hog, razorback, Eurasian boar, feral swine. But whatever you call them, invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are wreaking environmental havoc and spreading rapidly.
Ecology
Feb 2, 2017
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