SCIENTISTS have warned ‘zombie deer disease’, fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), the condition ...

Dr Michael Osterholm, based at the University of Minnesota in the US, has issued a warning to foodies following a new ...

The province is now placing a moratorium on new wild boar farms, which means no new wild pig farms are able to operate. Farms ...

The National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland reports the first molecular detection of Sarcocystis miescheriana in a ...

while pigs are domesticated animals cultivated for livestock. However, pigs and wild boars are two different animals with ...

When it was all over, 25 wild pigs had been gunned down, tested for disease and carted away to an approved mass grave in Osage County. “They were feral swine, which means they were domestic pigs ...

Rare parasite discovered in Polish pigs; experts highlight economic impact, health risks and advances in meat inspections.

Beijing appears keen to quell subversive enthusiasm for the cartoon by trying to promote friendly domestic pig cartoons instead. Peppa Pig has been long popular with children in China, and has ...

NatureScot refers to these animals as feral pigs, and said they include hybrids - a mix of boar and domestic pigs following interbreeding. The public body said it has best practice guidance on ...