The direct impacts of climate change are also important. Shorter, drier (less snow), and warmer winters aid in pig survival.

"The estimated number of feral pigs varies from 2.4 to 4.4 million in Australia, which creates a risk to domestic pigs if there is a disease incursion. "Disease outbreaks could devastate farmer's ...

Lacombe County has taken its sights off a new bylaw banning wild boar – at least for now. County council asked administration ...

A genetic study has revealed that farmers in India’s Gangetic plains who lived during the same period as the Indus Valley Civilisation domesticated wild boars — giving rise to one of the three ...

Pig producers have been told to be prepared in case of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), amid fears it could have a ...