When you picture a group of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), they are probably running around, squeaking, playing, chewing, or ...

A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution finds that the African Swine Fever virus, currently circulating in Europe, is not ...

Steel is in everything—from skyscrapers and silverware to manufacturing equipment and infrastructure. Yet, despite its importance, the U.S. relies on importing nearly 50 million tons annually, a ...

GUYANA has launched a national surveillance plan and diagnostic sampling scheme for the early detection of African swine fever (ASF), a disease that affects wild and domestic pigs, and threatens both ...

Feral hogs are a persistent and costly threat to U.S. crop and livestock production, inflicting over $1.6 billion in damages annually, including considerable labor costs.

U.S. farmers are facing significant losses due to the trade war with China, impacting niche export markets like breeding pigs ...

Wild boars are an invasive species. They are responsible for over a billion dollars in property damage each year. It's gotten so bad that in many Texas cities, it's now legal to mow these pests down ...

The descendants of these wild boars have interbred with domestic pigs to varying degrees, and are now found throughout western and central Canada, from British Columbia to Manitoba and beyond.

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. According to a team from Martin Luther University ...

The study highlights how rapidly human influence can shape animal evolution. Domestic pigs' skulls changed significantly within a century, with shorter snouts and flatter profiles. Changes resulted ...