Cape Town - A Heideveld homeowner says she’s had enough of her neighbour and the foul stench caused by three pigs he keeps in his backyard. The resident who wants to remain anonymous said that ...

Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday.

Since ASF does not infect humans, many people do not take it seriously, unaware of the severe socio-economic losses it can cause to pig farmers. When an outbreak occurs, the disease can spread from ...

Prior to 1995, almost all Chinese pig production was from backyard operations. Less than 15 years later, commercial operations that produce 50 to 1,000 pigs exceeded backyard production.

Apparently the outbreak, following on 389 samples of pigs, indicates that the highly contagion disease was localized in ”a small production of backyard pigs from the provinces of Sánchez ...

However, rural areas are experiencing a unique problem, pet pigs are being dumped and abandoned. Backyard breeding is an ongoing issue, here in Racine County, one hobby farmer has had to take in ...