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Boar Taint Chemical Calms Naughty Dogs
2014-02-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Texas Tech University researchers have found that androstenone - one of the natural chemicals responsible for boar taint in some male pigs - can stop barking and excitable dogs, writes Jackie Linden.
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African Swine Fever Kills Wild Boar
2014-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Moskovskaya oblast in which one wild boar was killed.
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Workshop Tackles Wild Boar Management
2013-09-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A feral hog management workshop featuring several topics related to biology, trapping and management methods is scheduled for the 4 of October 2013.
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Workshops on Entire Male Pigs and Boar Taint
2013-09-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SPAIN - Surgical castration has long been used to prevent boar taint in meat from entire male pigs but the procedure is subject to a voluntary ban in the EU from 2018. Workshops are being organised to address the issues of meat production from boars and on detection methods for boar taint.
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Feral Wild Boar Threaten Prairie Agriculture
2013-08-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan shows expanding wild boar populations pose a growing threat to prairie agriculture, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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