China’s Putting Pigs in 13-Story ‘Hog Hotels’ to Keep Germs Out

  • Farms follow strict controls U.S., Europe use to curb diseases
  • China has battled African swine fever over past several years
An automatic temperature and humidity controller at a pig farm in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, earlier in April.Photographer: Wang Gang/China News Service/Getty Images
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China is taking hog biosecurity to new levels -- 13 stories in fact.

That’s the height of a building in southern China where more than 10,000 pigs are kept in a condominium-style complex, complete with restricted access, security cameras, in-house veterinary services and carefully prepared meals.