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Feral Boar: A Potential Serious Threat to Domestic Pig Producers
Posted in: Environment, Pork Insight Articles, Production by admin on June 5, 2017
As of 2013 70% of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan have a high probability of boar presence based on RSPF analysis. These animals are resevoirs and vectors for diseases as well as being highly susceptible to parasites. Feral boar may transmit disease to other wildlife, livestock and humans via a number of routes such as:
? Direct contact through fencing or when fences are breached
? Contamination of feed and water
? Inhalation
? Venereal contact
? Aerosol distribution
Constructing good barriers is critical in mitigating disease spread, reducing and eradicating local populations as well as building better barriers and creating better biosecurity protocols are all ways of reducing the spread of disease.
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