It’s no secret that feral hogs are not good news for the ecosystems of America. But now they present an additional threat.

A vaccine developed to tackle Streptococcus suis, an economically damaging disease endemic in the global pig population, has ...

A new $500,000 grant will help a Kansas State University researcher look for ways to control one of the most important viral agents in pigs: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Megan ...

A pig is seen on the farm of pig farmer Han Yi at a village in Changtu county, Liaoning province, China. Reuters CHICAGO – Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for US Customs and Border Protection, ...

Last year, SHIC celebrated a decade of existence working to mitigate emerging disease threats on behalf of U.S. pork ...

AMES, Iowa – After pioneering a system to improve swine health by collecting and publicizing pathogen testing results from large public veterinary laboratories across the Midwest, a team led by ...

Thailand's pig farms ravaged by suspected African swine fever NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus, 75, suspected two years ago that her herd had been infected with ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations agricultural specialists prepare to inspect a container of fruit shipments arriving at Penn Terminals in Eddystone, Pa., April 16, 2020.

Federal officials said Wednesday that they have noticed “a worrisome spike in serious pneumococcal disease” linked to infections with pandemic H1N1 influenza. Health authorities normally see an ...

In this May 8, 2019, photo, a pig walks near a window in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province. Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped ...