Study explores libido of boars and impact on sow fertility for pig farming

A study published in the International Journal of Agriculture Innovation, Technology and Globalisation looks at a ...
Los Angeles Times

Walmart hasn’t stopped pork suppliers from confining pregnant sows in cruel cages. Time for shareholders to step up

For most pregnant pigs on big factory farms in the U.S., each four-month gestation is spent in a tiny crate. The sows can stand up but can’t turn around or take more than a couple of steps. Slats in ...
Purdue University

IHT Group to manufacture, sell hog-cooling technology developed at Purdue

Patented cooling pads developed by animal science experts keep boars and sows cooler, improve their feed intake and milk output, and increase piglet wean weight WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and WINNIPEG, ...
AG Week

Pig Genes welcomes its first batch of boars in central Minnesota to 'Fort Knox' of stud farms

STAPLES, Minn. — At the start of February 2024, a new boar stud facility in rural Staples welcomed its first batch of eligible bachelors. The state-of-the-art facility is considered the “Fort Knox” of ...