Feral Pigs in Australia - Part 3: Impacting landholder enterprise скачать в хорошем качестве

Feral Pigs in Australia - Part 3: Impacting landholder enterprise

NSW farmers Garry Hall, Simon Earl, David Thorton and Michael O'Brian talk about the impacts of feral pigs on their properties in the Macquarie Marshes. They describe how feral pigs damage the landscape and the impacts on livestock - losses of up to 70% of lambs in some instances. Pigs arrived in Australia with the First Fleet and today feral populations inhabit around 40% of Australia. Feral pigs cause agricultural damage through predation of newborn lambs, reduction in crop yields, damage to fences and water sources, and competition with stock for feed by consuming or damaging pasture. They also are considered a major threat to stock as a potential carrier of exotic diseases, with the major concern being their role as a reservoir for Foot-And-Mouth Disease should it ever become established in Australia or New Zealand. More information: http://www.feral.org.au/pestsmart/