For many centuries, Rwandans were more attached to cows, goats, and sheep when it came to livestock farming, while pigs were mostly overlooked and considered dirty animals. Similarly, eating pork ...

Denmark’s famous pig sector has never been readily associated with outdoor pig production. But Peter Bruun, 59, and his wife, ...

including Large White (which is actually pink-skinned), which is also characterised by quick breeding and productivity, and the short-legged Duroc pigs, also known for their high-quality meat and ...

Fecal samples collected from 633 commercial pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire crossbred pigs ... Institutional Animal Protection and Use Committee were strictly followed throughout the experiment.

Advances in selective breeding and artificial insemination have fuelled the global spread of a small number of profitable ...

Introduction: Tibetan pigs, native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have adapted over millennia to extreme conditions such as low oxygen, harsh cold, and high UV radiation, impacting their muscle ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture.

For livestock, performance means more of what humans value, such as pigs with extra ribs, prolific egg-laying hens and sheep with finer wool. Huge sums have been spent on selective breeding and ...