Science searches for a 'happier' pig
Scientists are trying to genetically engineer happier pigs.
They say that nasty ones, which bite and gore their fellow animals, reduce the amount of ham farms can produce.
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They say that nasty ones, which bite and gore their fellow animals, reduce the amount of ham farms can produce.
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