Tissue from pig intestines is key to a new procedure performed by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill doctors as an alternative to major surgery of people with fistulas. Fistulas are holes in ...

A robot has successfully performed autonomous suturing on pig tissue. Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University A robot has successfully performed an autonomous surgery, suturing a pig's intestines with ...

A new project aims to reduce the use of antibiotics in raising pigs by better nutrition to strengthen intestinal defenses in piglets. Piglets often develop diarrhea at weaning, which is treated with ...

Yeast-based postbiotic derived from craft brewing industry shows potential as an alternative feed ingredient to support pigs ...

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Orthopedic surgeon Myron Stachniw knows first hand how an implant made from pig intestines works to speed up the healing time of surgically repaired tendons. For about six ...

If someone dared you to eat cooked hog intestines, would you accept the challenge? Well, chitlins (or chitterlings) are just that: the intestines of a pig that are boiled or fried in spices and ...