Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Poland to exterminate 200,000 wild boar - taking species to brink of extinction
[FONT="]Poland's agriculture minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski claims the action needs to be taken to stop the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domestic pigs[/FONT]
[FONT="]Jan 9, 2019
Poland is planning to cull almost the entire population of more than 200,000 wild boars in the country in a bid to stamp out deadly swine fever.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Agriculture minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski claims the step is a necessary response to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domestic pigs which has reportedly limited Polish pork exports.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The cull will start now and last until the end of February, with around 210,000 boars expected to be killed.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wild boars are a carrier of ASF and spread the virus which causes pigs to sweat blood profusely, leading to their eventual death.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Even when an ASF carrier is put down, it can survive as long as two years in its habitat.[/FONT]
[FONT="]However, according to local media, scientists have warned the government that the "extermination of wild boars will not bring a victory over the ASF".[/FONT]
[FONT="]They have instead called for tighter sanitary and veterinarian surveillance in swine farming.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wild boar culls have become more routine as the ASF issue has been present since 2014.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Poland's agriculture minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski claims the action needs to be taken to stop the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domestic pigs[/FONT]
[FONT="]Jan 9, 2019
Poland is planning to cull almost the entire population of more than 200,000 wild boars in the country in a bid to stamp out deadly swine fever.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Agriculture minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski claims the step is a necessary response to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domestic pigs which has reportedly limited Polish pork exports.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The cull will start now and last until the end of February, with around 210,000 boars expected to be killed.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wild boars are a carrier of ASF and spread the virus which causes pigs to sweat blood profusely, leading to their eventual death.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Even when an ASF carrier is put down, it can survive as long as two years in its habitat.[/FONT]
[FONT="]However, according to local media, scientists have warned the government that the "extermination of wild boars will not bring a victory over the ASF".[/FONT]
[FONT="]They have instead called for tighter sanitary and veterinarian surveillance in swine farming.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wild boar culls have become more routine as the ASF issue has been present since 2014.[/FONT]