Who would choose breeding pigs?" Ten miles away, Li Qinying barely maintains her hog barn. Twenty pigs live in what used to hold nearly 150, and they are the last she will raise. "It's too tiring ...

Authorities have recently approved a homegrown breeding system for a fast-growing hog strain called the Lansi pig, helping to lessen China's reliance on imported boars for hog production.

“Breeding from the best is what delivers progression ... “Scanning allows us to measure fat, muscle and skeletal levels in live pigs and also the fat value within that muscle.

A Chinese official on Wednesday sought to allay rising concerns over reported sharp declines in the domestic pig breeding industry and overreliance on foreign supply, saying that China has cut ...

Last year live pig exports to China were allowed, mostly of boars for breeding, but the transport costs have proved prohibitive. The new deal, which was signed by Prime Minister David Cameron on a ...