According to the U.S Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), African swine fever is a "deadly pig disease that spreads rapidly" among livestock. Although ...

Wild boar (sus scrofa ferus) walking in forest on foggy morning and looking at camera. Wildlife in natural habitat© Budimir Jevtic/Shutterstock.com In the United States, wild pigs are a problem. These ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, located in Manhattan, Kansas, has been chosen as the Collaborating Centre for Genomic Monitoring of Viral Swine Diseases.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is requesting public comments on a proposal to establish an official program for safeguarding, improving and ...

In the United States, wild pigs are a problem. These hardy animals destroy crops, adapt to a variety of environments, and cause substantial economic costs to the agricultural industry. Worse still, ...