TRUMAN, Minn. - Managers of a huge swine farm in southern Minnesota say they intend to rebuild after losing up to 11,000 sows and piglets in a weekend fire. Pipestone System manages the Cougar Run ...

AMES, Iowa – Veterinary researchers at Iowa State University have devised a novel means of delivering pain medication to piglets through the milk of the mother sow as the piglets nurse. It’s a ...

Modern sow production has achieved significant gains in reproductive output, with larger litters and increased milk ...

CHESTER, S.D. (KELO)– Late Wednesday night, Chester FFA members welcomed 20 new piglets into the world, 14 boars and 6 gilts. Sylvia Wolters, Director of Public Relations for Pipestone System, said ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Students at the Sioux Falls Career and Technical Education Academy had the chance to farrow out their own sow, named Barbie. They had 18 piglets, right in the classroom. Adilyn ...

Swine housing has been a hot topic in recent years, not only in the United States, but in many countries, such as Denmark. Due to genetic advancements in recent years, the average litter size in ...

What is the best way to house sows? Is it individual gestation stalls? Is it group housing? For most people, sow housing raises a lot of questions. Let me start with saying: "There is NO perfect sow ...

PIC BY SOFIA BOUZIDI / CATERS NEWS – (Pictured: Farm worker Emma Dutson holding one of the piglets) – A farmer was left stunned after her pig had a bumper… Sofia Bouzidi / Caters News 5 of 10 PIC BY ...

Staff from Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in High Falls, New York saved the animals from a butcher's farm. A sow and her five piglets are enjoying a new home after they were saved from the butcher's block.

Veterinary researchers at Iowa State University have devised a novel means of delivering pain medication to piglets through the milk of the mother sow as the piglets nurse. It's a proof-of-concept ...