The author of a new book argues that pig farming and manure pollution played a significant role in the end of Communism in East Germany.

The relationship between sick livestock with parasite diseases and climate change may be a "vicious cycle," say researchers.

The relationship between sick livestock with parasite diseases and climate change may be a "vicious cycle," say researchers.

Traces of milk in ancient pots indicate that east African herders were consuming dairy 5,000 years ago.

A scoring system for cattle DNA could help farmers breed fitter, more productive cows. Learning more about how genes affect health could help humans, too.

Experiments suggest it's possible for farmers to rotate cattle and organic crops on the same land without compromising food safety.

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise as people around the world eat more meat and raise more livestock.

Backyard poultry farming may be to blame for the US outbreak of Salmonella. But there are some things you can do to protect yourself and your animals.

A widespread and fatal sheep and goat plague virus is more likely to infect livestock when they're an owner's sole livelihood, a study in Tanzania shows.

"...when we look at modern European pigs, they look like they were domesticated in Europe even though we now know that is not true."