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Dr. Ralph Meyer searches for non-surgical spay/neuter solution

Ask anyone at any of the estimated 3,500 animal shelters scattered across the US about their challenges and right at the top on their list will be the issue of overpopulation.

Making the problem even more front-of-mind are the celebrity-driven ad campaigns and cable TV shows based on the premise of pet adoption and rescue surround us on a daily basis.
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Penn Vet's renovated swine unit reopens

On a sweltering summer day in July, groups of robust pink pigs are rooting through deep straw, wandering casually to the watering fountain for a drink, or enjoying a snooze on the cool solid surface flooring. Most, in fact, are snoozing. They are quiet, at ease, and appear to be quite comfortable. All 100 of them.

The pigs, technically called “gilts,” a term reserved for female pigs that have not yet produced a litter, are the first residents of the newly renovated Swine Teaching and Research Facility in the far southwest corner of the New Bolton Center campus. A cross of Landrace and Yorkshire breeds, these girls are about three-and-a-half-feet tall and currently weigh in at about 300 pounds, well on their way to an adult weight of 500 pounds.
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