Well-muscled and hairy, Ole is 300 kilos (more than 660 pounds) of uncastrated boarhood. The fine specimen of a purebred Swabian-Hall stud pig works at his farm's "Eros Center" breeding area, helping ...

Peru is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the genetically modified guinea pig that appears on menus across the country. Developed in 2004 by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation, this breed ...

MUNICH (Reuters) – German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version of a U.S.-engineered animal used ...

A University of Missouri professor has helped breed pigs with cystic fibrosis, and these first "animal models" could lead to breakthroughs in work to cure the disease. Randy Prather, distinguished ...

Zack "Bubba" Siwinski realizes Berkshire pigs are more challenging to raise than crossbreeds. The 15-year-old Varna resident, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound Midland High School football player who got his ...

Researchers hope their breakthrough could help protect against other viruses that threaten farming across the country.