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Pseudorabies Outbreak Kills Hunting Dogs in Sevier County
01/14/2015 04:53 PM
01/14/2015 05:06 PM
DE QUEEN, AR (News release) - A pseudorabies outbreak has been confirmed near De Queen in Sevier County. The outbreak claimed the lives of 10 hunting dogs after they encountered feral swine. The dogs were used to chase feral swine near a livestock pasture when an infected hog was caught and mauled by the dogs.
Feral swine are not native to the U.S. They are an invasive species, a public nuisance and a threat to Arkansas. They compete for wild animal food resources, destroy habitat by rooting and wallowing and will eat ground-nesting birds, eggs, fawns and young domestic livestock.
The dogs in Sevier County scavenged and ate the meat from the infected feral swine. Soon after consuming the meat, the dog?s showed signs of ?mad-itch,? a common side effect of the viral infection. The symptoms were reported to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, Arkansas Health Department, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)...
Pseudorabies Outbreak Kills Hunting Dogs in Sevier County
01/14/2015 04:53 PM
01/14/2015 05:06 PM
DE QUEEN, AR (News release) - A pseudorabies outbreak has been confirmed near De Queen in Sevier County. The outbreak claimed the lives of 10 hunting dogs after they encountered feral swine. The dogs were used to chase feral swine near a livestock pasture when an infected hog was caught and mauled by the dogs.
Feral swine are not native to the U.S. They are an invasive species, a public nuisance and a threat to Arkansas. They compete for wild animal food resources, destroy habitat by rooting and wallowing and will eat ground-nesting birds, eggs, fawns and young domestic livestock.
The dogs in Sevier County scavenged and ate the meat from the infected feral swine. Soon after consuming the meat, the dog?s showed signs of ?mad-itch,? a common side effect of the viral infection. The symptoms were reported to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, Arkansas Health Department, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)...