A groundbreaking study has shown that pig hearts could keep critically ill babies alive while they wait for a transplant.

They’ve got trotters, tails and a jam-packed social calendar — meet Jason, George and Astrid, the miniature pig party animals ...

Genetically engineered pig hearts can potentially serve as a temporary life-saving support for critically ill infants ...

Adult tickets cost £14.95 ... This rustic farm specialises in ‘miniature’ animals, so you can expect to see adorable micro pigs, teddy bear sheep and pygmy goats. These tiny animals are able to roam ...

The Nashville Zoo has a new red river hog piglet. Officials there say the male, named Chive, was born April 1 and is now about the size of a cantaloupe. Zoo officials say his birth came as a bit ...

Bama miniature pigs also show testicular damage and disrupted sperm production due to oxidative stress. Several studies have found an association between higher temperatures and violent behaviour ...

(eGenesis via AP) FILE - A miniature pig waits for visitors to feed it at a zoo in Shanghai, China, on Thursday Feb. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - Dr. Robert Montgomery ...

So if you just took a pig’s organ, any old pig organ, and stuck it in a person on the operating table, it would literally turn black before the surgeon’s eyes. That’s how fast the immune ...