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Heritage Breed Pigs: Why Raising Rare Breeds Matters for Biodiversity

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 ...
New Atlas

250-pound 'super-pigs' are rampaging toward the US border

A problem shared is not always a problem halved, as invasive wild "super-pigs" that have wreaked havoc on Canada now threaten to cross the border and for the first time populate the northern US. The ...
WGAL

Meishan pigs show for first time at Lebanon Area Fair

BREEDING AND SHOWING THESE HOGS. ARE YOU CUTE? YEAH. YOU’RE CUTE. DOROTHY AND ELPHABA ARE NOT ONLY CUTE, BUT A RARE BREED IN NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE MASON PIGS IMPORTED FROM CHINA WITH A NAME THAT ...
The Conversation

Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive

Catie Gressier receives funding from the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project scheme as well as the European Research Council. She is affiliated with the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia and ...