Posted August 2, 2017 4:17 pm by Comments

By Dean Weingarten

Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Feral Pigs
Dean Weingarten

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Feral pigs in Australia are a serious pest. They destroy habitat and native species, and inflict large amounts of damage on crops. They are a favorite target of local hunters who shoot them as often as they can.

Few people in the area near Quirindi (200 miles NW of Sydney), eat the wild pigs that are shot. I was puzzled by this, as meat prices are high, and the wild pork that I have eaten in California and Texas was excellent.

One of the reasons for a lack of consumption is the feral pig population is a reservoir of brucellosis suis, which can be transmitted to dogs and humans.

Gunnedah, NSW, is about 50 miles from Quirindi. The veterinarian, Tina Clifton, is urging care by the Gunnedah community following two confirmed cases of Brucellosis in dogs in the area. Brucellosis suis is the variety of Brucellocis found in pigs.

The Brucellosis suis (pig brucellocis) is not a threat to the area cattle. There is a feed lot within two miles of where I am writing that produces 55,000 head of cattle a year, with …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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