When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving ...

In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production. Large-scale operations prioritized a few specialized pig breeds, optimized for ...

The national big data center for pig farming in Rongchang, Chongqing. [By Wang Zhe /For chinadaily.com.cn] Pork plays an indispensable role in many Chinese people's diet, and the country accounts for ...

Brian Unger is a multi-skilled journalist at CBS News Atlanta, where he reports on a broad range of news, people and events across the Atlanta Metro. The two-century-old breed originated in Germany, ...

Dolly Parton’s larger-than-life appearance has inspired a number of look-alike contests over the years. Parton is well aware that these take place and even participated in one. Sometimes, though, she ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed a state lawsuit Tuesday in New York against the American Kennel Club in hope of forcing the influential group to ditch breeding standards that PETA ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a ...

A team of paleontologists and researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has discovered what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance arena ever found. For their study, ...

CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Dr. Mike Lemmon's pigs, each valued between $2,500 and $5,000, were supposed to be on a plane bound for Hangzhou, China, from St. Louis in April, where’d they spend the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a gene edit used to create pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS. The Pig Improvement Co., a subsidiary of Genus PLC, ...