It is an all-purpose breed with very lean meat ... wide spread use of Hampshire in cross breeding of pigs for pork. The breed can conveniently be crossed with any other breed and the preferred ...

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. As if raising your own Sunday bacon weren ...

Researchers from MLU analyzed 3D scans of 135 pig skulls and found significant shape changes over just 100 years. Selective ...

1. There are 11 native British pig breeds and all of them are at risk of extinction according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Most pork and bacon comes from cross-bred hybrid pigs which started ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

This research has two goals, to increase knowledge of the genetics of feed efficiency and feeding behaviour traits, and to understand the genetic basis of social effects in Finnish pig breeds.