Prior to 1995, almost all Chinese pig production was from backyard operations ... to be a better way to meet the needs of modern pig farming through a better hog building design.

Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday.

CHICAGO — Bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Pigs ...