Researchers have found a surprising correlation in Brazil, the U.S. and Germany: areas with more pigs also have higher COVID-19 infection rates. In Brazil, more than 70% of pigs are raised in ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated how large-scale livestock rearing may result in the emergence and transmission of novel, potentially zoonotic pathogens. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MADRID (Reuters) -The top court in Spain's northwestern Galicia region has ordered that authorities stamp out pollution linked to ...

Prime Minister John Key says he found television footage of intensive pig farming "very, very disturbing". TVNZ's Sunday programme aired footage by animal welfare organisation Open Rescue, who were ...

MADRID — The top court in Spain's northwestern Galicia region has ordered that authorities stamp out pollution linked to intensive pig farming in a landmark case highlighting decades-long ...

In intensive pig farming of Western and Southern Europe, welfare concerns are still often related to barren environments and crowded conditions. Pig producers need to balance the requirements to ...