Feral Hogs

A Growing Problem…

• $800+ million in crop damage
• Water Quality loss due to erosion along river banks
• Landscape destruction and modification
• Spread of diseases to domestic livestock
• Predation – nesting birds, small livestock, reptiles

Domestic and Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) of Feral Hogs & Swine:

• Classical swine fever
• African swine fever
• Foot and mouth disease
• PRRS
• Porcine circovirus
• Swine influenza virus
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trichinellosis
• Streptococcus suis
• Pseudorabies virus (Aujeszky’s)
• Swine brucellosis