Years ago when the round traps that send a video to your phone so you set it off at the right time came out they were around $5,000. I thought who would buy that. After seeing the damage hogs can do I've changed my mind. No telling what those traps cost now.
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redcowsrule33
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They are a huge problem now in Europe. Wolves and lynx were their primary predators.
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The one I have is 35' diameter cellular operated still $5000. Add another $1000 for loading chute and second gate
You can still buy them for $5000 for a 35' diameter trap with cellular gate. $1000 more for a loading chute and separate gate (well worth it). Redneck Renovations out of Lipan, Tx has the cheapest and the most heavy duty I've found. One man can put it up in about 30-45 minutes.
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A prime example of America not making good use of a natural resource. Forget the wall,
could these wild hogs not be used to patrol our southern border ?
could these wild hogs not be used to patrol our southern border ?
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I've often wondered if a double wall might be built with some kind of "live" deterrent free ranging inside might discourage illegal crossings. 2K miles is a long stretch though. Still, the thought that you might get eaten by pigs is a pretty fearsome idea.
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2 thousand miles is a long distance. Might create a pig shortage.
But I have thought that with all the benefits and care the migrants receive they should be required to
physically help build the wall.
But I have thought that with all the benefits and care the migrants receive they should be required to
physically help build the wall.
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I'm presuming that these worms folks are seeing in, and coming out of, the meat are migrating stages of Stephanurus dentatus, the swine kidney worm. I have not seen a case of Stephanurus infection since about 1980... but I've not worked on many feral swine, or even pigs raised in a dirt lot in that time... mostly conventional swine on concrete from conception to slaughter, which won't have exposure.
It takes 9-16 months from ingestion of eggs(or earthworms which have ingested the eggs) containing the infective larvae, until there are adults present in the kidneys, laying eggs. So... yes, the worms will be present during winter months.
Some of those larvae 'get lost' in their migration from gut->liver->kidney, and instead of making their way to the kidneys, they can go anywhere, and an animal infected with large numbers may have significant damage to muscle tissues - particularly the loins/tenderloins.
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So a pig being raised for slaughter, in a sod/dirt pen may not live long enough for the parasite to be visible ?
What wormers are effective against this parasite ?
What wormers are effective against this parasite ?
Hpacres440p
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The one I saw was near the vertebrae-grub-like. No wonder those buggars are mean if they have those kind of creepy-crawlies living in them and eating them alive….
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Double wall, hogs and gators!
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The one case of swine kidney worm infection that I have seen, in person, was back around 1980, in east-central AL. Numerous fibrous/purulent(pus-filled) tracts all around the vertebral column, from larvae making their way to - or at least the vicinity of - the kidneys.
Control measures usually consist of placing feed/water on a concrete apron, deworming sows (avermectins, levamisol, fenbendazole all appear to be effective) prior to farrowing, and utilizing only virgin gilts & young boars, sending sows to slaughter after weaning their first litter - this to eliminate those mature animals that have lived long enough for mature worms to be present in kidneys, producing eggs that will pass out in the urine to further contaminate the premises.
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Control measures usually consist of placing feed/water on a concrete apron, deworming sows (avermectins, levamisol, fenbendazole all appear to be effective) prior to farrowing, and utilizing only virgin gilts & young boars, sending sows to slaughter after weaning their first litter - this to eliminate those mature animals that have lived long enough for mature worms to be present in kidneys, producing eggs that will pass out in the urine to further contaminate the premises.
