Extension Publication released on Feral Pigs and Disease Concerns
College Station — The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI) released a new publication titled “ Disease Concerns Associated with Feral Pigs “ that covers the science behind the most common and emerging diseases associated with this animal and the way diseases are transmitted.
This resource serves as a guide for landowners, land managers and hunters to understand the different parasites, bacteria and viruses’ feral pigs may carry and transmit and how they can impact agricultural production and human health. The authors also provide management options and safety precautions used to minimize the risk of disease transmission when handling or processing feral pigs.
The publication can be accessed here: Disease Concerns Associated with Feral Pigs
Additional free resources are available at Texas A&M NRI, where you will find research, extension publications, and online lessons on feral pigs and other topics such as native species, agricultural/wildlife tax valuation, and invasive species control and management.
Funding for this effort is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319 nonpoint source grant administered by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Contact: Josh Helcel, 512–554–3785. Josh.helcel@ag.tamu.edu
Written by Josh Helcel and Jay Long, NRI Project Coordinators
Originally published at http://nri.tamu.edu.