BEIJING (Reuters) - China's vice agriculture minister said on Wednesday that local governments should step up their oversight of large-scale pig farms and breeding farms as another province reported a ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for African swine fever in a bid to help early detection of the disease, overturning an earlier prohibition on ...

For Belarus, the development of the pig industry is of particular importance. In all regions there are large pig breeding complexes that supply pork domestically and internationally. However, the ...

MINSK DISTRICT, 17 June (BelTA) – The feasibility of building large pig farms for 100,000 head needs to be further discussed with all interested parties, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said ...

BANGKOK (dpa) – Not too long ago Somchai Nitikanchana, the proud owner of 40,000 pigs, was an unpopular guy in his neighbourhood. “In the past, people tried to prevent pig farms from starting up near ...

A new study shows that ammonia released from intensive livestock farms can significantly increase nearby soil emissions of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish documentary to be aired on television Wednesday evening reveals overcrowded, malnourished and neglected pigs at farms run by some of Denmark's most influential farmers, ...