The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in ...

Chinese farmers and small firms have increasingly bought market-ready pigs from larger breeders and fattened them in a bet on ...

Pigs, also called swine or hogs, will famously eat anything. They’re hyper-intelligent for livestock, and spend their lives ...

Most gas is made up of odorless vapors--carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sometimes methane. Bacteria in the large intestine release gases that contain sulfur and produce an unpleasant ...

Land managers and other authorities are ramping up efforts to trap and kill the destructive, non-native animals ...

Saskatchewan research found a natural pig peptide, pBD-5, that boosts disease immunity and fights swine dysentery.