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2019
Wild pigs are recognized as one of the greatest vertebrate modifiers of natural plant communities in existence and are frequently considered to be ecosystem engineers. Their diet is predominately comprised of plant materials despite being classified as a generalist and omnivore.
Bronson K. Strickland +2 more
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Wild pigs are recognized as one of the greatest vertebrate modifiers of natural plant communities in existence and are frequently considered to be ecosystem engineers. Their diet is predominately comprised of plant materials despite being classified as a generalist and omnivore.
Bronson K. Strickland +2 more
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Research Methods for Wild Pigs
2019This chapter highlights the state of research tools, emphasizing advancements in technologies and methodologies used to study wild pig ecology, management, and damage assessment. It focuses on research in North America, these technologies and methods are applied globally to study wild pigs.
James C. Beasley +6 more
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Outbreak of enterocolitic salmonellosis on a wild pig farm
Veterinary Record, 2006FIG 2: Superficial necrosis associated with a fibrin exudate (arrow) in the colon of a wild pig with enterocolitic salmonellosis. Haematoxylin and eosin. x 100 S enterica was isolated from samples of affected areas of the large intestine submitted for microbiological analysis.
R, Ecco +4 more
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The trade in wild pig meat: Australia and Japan
Australian Geographer, 1989SUMMARY Socioeconomic developments in Japan since World War Two have influenced the supply of wild pig meat (inoshishi niku) from Japanese domestic sources. Trends in the supply of meat from wild boar as well as the development of the farming of wild boar in Japan are discussed.
Takahashi, S, Tisdell, C
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Detecting mitochondrial signatures of selection in wild Tibetan pigs and domesticated pigs
Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 2014Selection in genomic regions is prevalent in mammals; however, the effects of selection on the mitogenome are not clearly understood. We determined the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from six wild Tibetan pigs from the Tibetan plateau and four domestic pig breeds from the lowland of neighboring southwest China.
Mingzhou, Li +5 more
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Counterattacking The Wild Pig Invasion
Chemical & Engineering News Archive, 2014Feral pigs that arrived with settlers in the New World in the early 1500s have overstayed their welcome, according to farmers and public land managers plagued by their destructive behavior. The animals gained popularity with big-game hunters in decades past, leading some states to stock the animals in the wild for sport.
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Taste responses in wild and domestic guinea pigs
Physiology & Behavior, 1978Abstract Responses of male wild (Cavia aperea) and domestic (C. Porcellus) guinea pigs to stimuli representing the taste qualities sweet, salty, sour and bitter were monitored in two bottle choice tests. Wild cavies showed statistically significant preferences for .008–.25 M NaCl and .001–.031 M sodium saccharin and rejected 1.0 M NaCl and .063 M ...
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Population response of eastern wild turkey to removal of wild pigs
The Journal of Wildlife ManagementAbstractThere is insufficient understanding of interspecific interactions with the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and wild pigs (Sus scrofa). Wild pigs compete with wild turkeys and predate nests and adults; however, population‐level effects on wild turkeys are not clear.
Matthew T. McDonough +5 more
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