Welfare outcomes varied. Pigs stunned with CO2 had greater aversion, but faster loss of posture. The final reports from the ...

Egyptian riot police clashed on Sunday with stone-throwing pig farmers who were trying to prevent their animals from being taken away for slaughter as part of a mass nationwide cull that has split the ...

* Egypt begins slaughtering pig herds despite U.N. criticism * Egypt will offer meat of killed pigs for human consumption * Army to be enlisted to help with mass slaughter (Adds villagers hiding pigs, ...

As U.S. pork producers are work to rebuild hog herds, disease pressure proved to be a problem for producers, which could ease potential slaughter issues later this year. Those were the headlines of ...

(For full coverage of the flu outbreak, click [nFLU]) * Flu viruses can survive freezing, be present on thawed meat * Blood of H1N1 infected pigs may contain virus * Meat from sick pigs or pigs found ...

A simple request for help in a small village in southern China turned into a heartwarming online sensation. A woman who didn't know how to slaughter a pig asked the internet for assistance, and her ...