Lacombe County has taken its sights off a new bylaw banning wild boar – at least for now. County council asked administration ...

Research from the University of Queensland has found the sex of feral pigs and seasonal conditions are likely to intensify ...

At a veterinarian’s office in South Jersey, a potbellied pig, Miles, is resting after eluding those trying to catch him as he traversed at least two towns. The 100-pound domesticated pig was ...

Around the world, wild pigs are known to transfer disease to domestic pigs while acting as ecological bulldozers. On the disease front, wild pigs can carry over 30 bacteria and viruses and more ...

Beijing has made headway in curbing reliance on American pork and creating an imbalance that works in its favor.

Therefore, many feral hogs originated from domesticated pigs that were either let go or escaped and evolved into the species of feral hogs we see today. Feral hogs will often have genetic DNA from ...

Discover six fascinating and entertaining facts about the warthog, one of Africa’s quirkiest and most underrated animals!

Wild boars were purposely crossbred with pink domestic pigs to make a larger animal with a faster reproductive rate. The barrel-like bodies of wild boars can weigh up to 300 pounds. Their size and ...

Saskatoon Morning5:52Wild boars and how they've taken the prairies by storm Wild boars were purposely crossbred with pink domestic pigs to make a larger animal with a faster reproductive rate.

Rising prices from tariffs are “good news for China’s domestic pig farming companies,” said Even Pay, an expert on Chinese agricultural policy at Trivium China, a consultancy, noting that ...

scrofa domesticus (above), the domesticated pig. Pigs are prolific. A single sow can mother up to 100 piglets, far more than sheep, goats, or cows, and their offspring can reach maturity in about ...