The number of pigs a sow can produce annually continues to be a popular measure of production efficiency. The common metric used to compile sow productivity level is the well-recognized pigs/sow/year.

Farmers who keep on top of ventilation, humidity, air pressure and temperature in hog barns will keep pigs comfortable and ...

Pigs are supposedly smarter than the average barnyard animal, but the one that broke through a frozen pond on Thursday clearly did not grasp the physics of a 500-pound sow walking onto a one-inch ...