>>1262133 Damage by Wild Pigs
http://wildpiginfo.msstate.edu/damage-caused-by-pigs.html>A conservative estimate of the cost of wild pig damage to agriculture and the environment in the United States currently stands at $1.5 billion annually.http://articles.extension.org/pages/63623/feral-hogs-and-agricultural-crops>Feral hogs can cause very costly damage to almost any commercial crop. In the United States, this damage equates to millions of dollars in losses annually. Most damage is from feeding, chewing, trampling, or rooting by foraging hogs (Fig. 1). Some studies indicate the majority of damage in agriculture fields is from trampling, with only 5-10% due to actual consumption. Rooting around the base or root mat of trees or shrubs (e.g., apple trees) can undermine root systems and weaken trees.http://feralhogs.tamu.edu/files/2010/05/L-1925-Controlling-Feral-Hog-Damage.pdf>Damage caused by feral hogs has been reportedin many Texas counties. Crops commonly damaged by feral hogs include rice, sorghum, wheat, corn, basedbeans, peanuts, potatoes, watermelon and cantaloupe. One of the most common types of damage to these crops occurs when the hogs root in the fields. Hogs not only consume, but also trample the crops.
>Hog predation on livestock is a serious problemin some counties. Feral hogs kill and consume
lambs and kid goats, especially during lambing and kidding seasons. Physical evidence of hog predation may be hard to detect because the entire animal may be consumed. Ewes and nannies with swollen udders but no nursing lambs or kids may be an indication of hog predation.
>If hog predation occurs when kids and lambs are larger, the entire carcass may be turned inside out, leaving the hide with little or no flesh except on the head, neck and hooves.Feral hogs also will kill ground-nesting birds such as quail and turkey and destroy their nesting sites.
Get fucked, pig lover.
