Animal world
3,000 pigs died drifting in Shanghai
Chinese officials received phone calls from people about the floating corpses on the section of the Huangpu River in the territory of Songjiang District, Shanghai City f…
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Decoding genes for breeding pigs for medicine and livestock
Scientists have deciphered the genome of breeding pigs. This success has promoted the meat production industry and tested human medicines.
Animal world
Two-headed pig
RIA Novosti reported yesterday that the animal is a member of a herd of piglets consisting of 11 individuals on a farm in the Bryansk region of Russia. It has two heads,…
Animal world
Transplanting pig heart for monkey
A group of scientists in Seoul (South Korea), led by Dr. Lim Gio-Bin, has successfully performed a heart transplant surgery from a genetically modified pig into a monkey…
Animal world
Unbelievable story about a pig-like rat in South America
Adulthood, they weigh up to 60kg, equal to the weight of a sheep. In the world, the appearance of a mouse weighing 105.4 kg, was equal to that of a sow. This rat species…
Animal world
The discovery of genetic markers may help to eliminate the blue ear pig virus
Blue ear disease in pigs (reproductive and respiratory disorders syndrome) caused by PRRS virus. The virus damages the US pork industry by more than $ 600 million a year…
Animal world
American wild boar 'invades' Mexico
Mexican officials decided to destroy about 50,000 wild pigs from the US because they sabotaged farms.
Animal world
Detecting large mice like pigs in the US
A South American hamster as big as a pig, weighing at least 45kg, was filmed at a California water treatment facility before it disappeared in the bush.
Animal world
Pigs are also capable of expressing their emotional state
A new study shows that pigs also have the ability to express complex emotional states like humans.
Animal world
Magical friendship between tigers and pigs
Thailand's Sriracha zoo is home to hundreds of tigers that can live peacefully with their wild, prey pigs.
Animal world
Excellent hybrid children
Breeding animals are born due to the breeding of genetically closely related species.
Animal world
Taiwan developed genetically modified pigs specializing in grass
Scientists from the National University of Taiwan (NTU) have developed genetically engineered pigs, which produce odorless and non-polluting animal manure.
Animal world
China deals with blue ear disease in pigs
Mr. Yin Chengjie, deputy minister of China's agriculture ministry, said the country is currently experiencing a crisis of blue ear disease in pigs. Many areas in China a…
Animal world
China: Thousands of pigs died, the disease is unknown
Hong Kong media has said an unidentified disease killed thousands of pigs in Guangdong province, southern China, according to Reuters on May 7.
Animal world
Taiwan: Breeding genetically modified pigs for human organ transplantation
A group of Taiwanese researchers has succeeded in creating genetically modified pigs with human transplants without risk of rejection.