With the central government placing more emphasis on food safety and sustainable agriculture, local authorities and companies have taken steps to overcome their difficulties. In Beijing, the ...

It is all eyes on the Chinese market once again. Many pig breeding companies sense that a new round of opportunities has ...

A pig breeder in Liaoning Province rides a 450-kilogram pig. With China's pig market still restricted in efforts to control the spread of African swine fever, the breeder said he hopes his pig riding ...

When it comes to buying and eating meat, Chinese have a clear preference for pork, favoring it over beef, mutton and fish. However, few people pause to consider where their pork comes from, and even ...

Dr. Günter Wagner, the Alison Richard Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, will be working with the Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & ...

China has imported fewer than 10,000 breeding pigs each year, accounting for less than 10 percent of overall breeding pigs population, a scientist said on Wednesday, stressing that domestic breeding ...

Breeding soundness evaluation of the female pig Determination of the cycle stage and optimal breeding time Pregnancy diagnosis Hormonal oestrus / ovulation induction In addition, the following ...

When it comes to developments in the pig sector, selective breeding and estimated breeding values are held up as two of the technologies which revolutionised the industry. However, the latest ...

FARMERS in China are reportedly breeding giant pigs as big as polar bears to combat pork shortages after an African swine fever outbreak. One monster pig weighing 78 stone or 500kg (1,102lbs) has been ...

Three hundred thirteen-five is a beauty and sure to have beautiful babes, too. Born on March 30, the fifth piglet in litter 313, she’s an elite sow, bred to produce several generations of breeding ...