A new study reveals the traits to look for in gilts—from birth weight to temperament—to build a productive sow herd.

After learning from her cousins on how to show pigs, Barnett took home a reserve showmanship prize for her work with her gilt pig, Chance.

When Caden Nation saw Hadley the pig, he said he didn’t like her. She didn’t want to work with others, would hide in her pen and “didn’t like anybody.” Jillian Ulrey, Nation’s mom ...

PIC's gene-edited pigs are highly resistant to one of the most harmful viruses affecting pig populations worldwide today.

A gilt is a female pig who has not produced a litter of piglets yet or is being used to grow out and finish to butcher, and all 4-H female pigs are considered gilts.

ASOTIN COUNTY, Wash. - On May 16, an unknown man was caught on security cameras at the Clarkston High School FFA Barn, shirtless and armed with a gun with two ...

You can drop off your leftover pumpkins at Gilt-T-Pleasure Farms or stay for a while and feed the pigs yourself.

Gilt-T-Pleasure Farms is a Lubbock farm that focuses on ethically raising pigs, lambs, and goats. The owner, Clayton Randolph, is always getting questions about the name. “A gilt is a female pig who ...

A gilt developer unit is planned to open Aug. 5, where 6 1/2-month-old gilt – pigs who have yet to give birth – will be brought into the facility to replace the older sows.

The gene edit for PRRS resistance is introduced into early pig embryos, which are then implanted into young female pigs (gilts).