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Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech ways – today.
The heart used in the first pig-human transplant was infected with a pig virus. This reveals that using other species as organ donors may not provide a solution for organ shortages.
Until now, access to the vaccines has been limited. But that’s expected to change.
New developments in organ transplants from animals show promise. However, there has been no public engagement about a potential risk. It may streamline a pathway to humans for new zoonotic diseases.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
The changing dynamic between Borneo’s pigs and Indigenous people is a powerful reminder of the fragility of the human-nature connection.
Wild pigs are on every continent, except Antarctica. All up, they likely turn over the the same amount of soil as the area of Taiwan.
New findings suggest the loss of fertility at high temperatures is a major threat to the survival of some species.
Medical research to benefit people is first conducted in animals. Creating a new biomedical model by inserting human immune cells into pigs may lead to new insights and treatments.
The pigs used a joystick to move a cursor for rewards.
A new set of swine flu viruses have been discovered that are highly adapted to infecting humans – and they’re already spreading among farm workers in China.
It’s excellent this virus has been found early, but there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
The current outbreak of African swine fever is a blow to food supply in Nigeria as pork is an affordable animal protein for many Nigerians.
Shortages and price increases from the coronavirus pandemic are spotlighting solutions to future meat supply chain disruptions.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some critics say livestock farms promote diseases that spread from animals to humans. An animal scientist explains how well-run farms work to keep that from happening.
Female piglets with more play fighting experience did better in adult contests – but for males the opposite was true.
US federal regulations say little about how animals on organic farms should be treated. So if you’re planning to serve an ethical holiday dinner, you’ll have to do some research.
Animals don’t just need enough space to live – they need the right kind of space, too. An animal welfare lawyer defends our pets’ ‘right of place.’
Feral pigs are a destructive invasive species across much of North America. In a recent study, forest patches where feral pigs were present had fewer mammal and bird species than swine-free zones.
Top contributors
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Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Food Politics and Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of History and Philosophy, and Deputy Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Science Communication, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of New England
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Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University
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Richard Malik is a Friend of The Conversation.
Veterinary Internist (Specialist), University of Sydney
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Researcher in Conservation Decision Science and Land Use, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
