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China's Hunan Province imports herd of breeding pigs from U.S.

The central Chinese province of Henan, a leading farm production base, has imported 360 breeding pigs from the United States to improve the quality of pork, the provincial animal husbandry bureau said Thursday. The herd of 60 boars and 300 sows will... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Mar 12 2009

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