Alessandra Rellini pets a week-old piglet at her farm in Panton. They have a new litter about once a month. Vermont Public reporters are exploring the many meanings of the word "heat." As part of this ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A truckload of pigs wasn't ready to become bacon, despite being parked in the hot sun for hours in West Virginia. Bystanders called the fire department Friday after spotting 165 ...

A young female pig, known as a gilt, reaches maturity and can be bred, between day 170 and 220. Length of heat (estrus): 17-23 days; how long heat lasts: 24-72 hours. Gestation (pregnancy) is 114 days ...