A small study suggests that when two pigs are fighting, a bystander pig can intervene to either reduce the number of attacks by the aggressor or to help reduce the anxiety of the victim. The study of 104 domestic pigs, published ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2022
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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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(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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(Phys.org)—No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a succulent roasted turkey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that consumers cook and eat more than 45 million turkeys every Thanksgiving. Very few Americans, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For thousands of years, humans have bred pigs for desirable traits, such as more muscle and less fat in the meat. Domestication makes animals ideal models for studying how genes control physical traits because ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 15, 2009
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Domestic pigs can be cute, but invasive wild pigs—also known as feral swine—are another matter entirely. First brought to the U.S. by early European settlers, wild pigs have earned a reputation for being highly destructive ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2019
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Kent researchers have identified how few mutations it can take for Ebolaviruses to adapt to affect previously resistant species.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2017
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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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The number of vampire bats, which transmit rabies and are a concern for livestock breeders, may be increasing in Brazil and the Americas along with growth in the populations of invasive feral pigs and wild boars (Sus scrofa).
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Feb 1, 2017
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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
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