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10/08/2022 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

Scientists Discover That Pigs Can Play Video Games

Animal intelligence, as we’ve mentioned here before, is a hugely messy concept that we still don’t fully understand. Studies that seem to focus on animal intelligence aren’t really attempting to figure out how smart, for example, a pig named Omelet is; it’s more about understanding how an animal’s brain works, what sort of learning capability it has, rather than forming a value judgment. That said, some scientists have been working for years to get pigs to play a video game, and, well, they did it. Pigs are generally understood to be “intelligent,” which, in this case, often means that pigs

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09/08/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Zambia’s traditional pig farmers poised to embrace reproductive biotechnology in break from European-inspired anti-biotech sentiments

Zambia’s traditional pig farmers are poised to further embrace reproductive biotechnology, including advanced forms of artificial insemination as an alternative to natural mating. This is a hopeful sign of increasing awareness of biotech benefits in a country that still largely exercises European-inspired precautions.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.