Wild Boar Management in Europe: Knowledge and Practice

Náhlik, András; Cahill, Seán; Cellina, Sandra; Gál, János; Jánoska, Ferenc; Rosell, Carme; Rossi, Sophie; Massei, Giovanna

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“…It is important to mention that, as our results are only exploratory since they are based on small samples and exposed to biases, they should be taken with caution; it is obvious that other non-considered factors unrelated to the wild/domestic interface might influence wild boar and domestic pig exposure to diseases. The effect of the year 2014, while seroprevalence in wild boar was stable all over the other years for both diseases, could be due to such uncontrolled factors or a sampling bias ( 50 ).…”

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Aujeszky’s Disease and Hepatitis E Viruses Transmission between Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Corsica: Evaluating the Importance of Wild/Domestic Interactions and the Efficacy of Management Measures

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Wildlife species as reservoirs of infectious pathogens represent a serious constraint in the implementation of disease management strategies. In the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the dynamics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) and Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) are suspected to be influenced by interactions between wild and domestic pigs. To improve our understanding of these influences, we first compared the seroprevalences of both viruses in domestic pig populations from different locations with contrasted levels of wild–domestic interactions, ADV vaccination, biosafety, and farm husbandry. Second, we performed an analysis at a more restricted geographical scale, to assess the matching of ADV or HEV prevalence between sympatric wild boar and outdoor pig farms most exposed to interactions with wildlife. Logistic models were adjusted to the observed data. A high seroprevalence of HEV (>80%) and ADV (40%) in pigs, with no significant difference according to the region, confirms that both pathogens are enzootic in Corsica. Vaccination against ADV had a strong protective effect, even when performed voluntarily by farmers. Farm biosafety had an additional effect on pigs’ exposure, suggesting that contact between wild boars and pigs were involved in disease transmission. A strong correlation in HEV seroprevalence was observed between pigs and wild boars that were in close contact, and significantly lower seroprevalence was observed in pigs when they had little contact with wild boars due to spatial segregation. These results suggest a regular HEV circulation between sympatric wild boar and domestic pigs. The high HEV seroprevalence observed in domestic pigs (>80%) suggests a spillover of the virus from domestic to wild populations through environmental contamination, but this hypothesis has to be confirmed. Conversely, even though avoiding sows’ release on pasture during estrus showed some protecting effect in the free ranging pig farms regarding ADV, ADV seroprevalence was not dependent on the swine populations (wild or domestic) or on the wild–domestic spatial overlap, suggesting two quasi-separate enzootic cycles. This information will prove useful for designing more efficient disease management strategies in Corsica and similar contexts.

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Aujeszky’s Disease and Hepatitis E Viruses Transmission between Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Corsica: Evaluating the Importance of Wild/Domestic Interactions and the Efficacy of Management Measures

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“…Synurbization of wild boar is a recent phenomenon. Their presence is increasing in ever-expanding [peri] urban environments where they can often thrive on a combination of both natural and anthropogenic food sources, and may become habituated to the presence of people (Cahill et al, 2012;Putman et al, 2014;Náhlik et al, 2017;González-Crespo, 2021).…”

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Small mammal sampling incidents related to wild boar (Sus scrofa) in natural peri–urban areas

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Anim. Biodiv. Conserv.

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The wild boar (Sus scrofa) has recently shown continuous population increases in many countries, leading to a rise in conflicts with human activities, including habituation to people and urban areas. Wild boar can disrupt the sampling of small mammals by reducing the number of potential captures. In this study we analysed whether sampling incidents recorded within a small mammal monitoring programme (SEMICE, www.semice.org) might be related to the density of wild boar in a network of protected parks. Our results suggested a peri–urban effect that was independent of wild boar densities in the protected parks; the number of damaged traps increased (rendering them inoperable for captures) and potentially resulted in underestimates of small mammals due to fewer functioning traps in the study area. We hypothesised that this high rate of damage to traps in a small and localised area in a peri–urban park could be related to wild boar associating human presence with greater opportunities to obtain food items of anthropogenic origin.

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“…The possibility and need for boar meat based on the culls' time-series analysis can be expected in the following periods, especially in Germany and the Czech Republic. The topicality of the researched issue concerning the use of wild boar meat can be substantiated mainly by its only marginal consumption by consumers [3][4][5], even though it is a rapidly growing animal species in European countries and the USA [14,[16][17][18][21][22][23][24]29]. This trend is likely to continue to prevail in the future [30,32].…”

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“…If we compare the content of vitamins in the meat of domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) in mg/100 g, Sus scrofa has less thiamine (0.355) in its meat compared to the domestic pig (0.416), but more riboflavin (0.168) and vitamin B (0.602) [71]. Minerals represent 1% of all substances in pork (Sus scrofa domesticus); however, this meat is a rich source of B vitamins [22]. A technologically important pork quality feature is the final pH value, which affects the ability to bind water and the meat's colour [74,75].…”

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“…Currently, Sus scrofa is overpopulated in European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Poland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic [17][18][19][20][21]. Invasive wild boars are also expanding across large regions of the USA and appear to be gaining momentum [22][23][24]. Sus scrofa expansion's success can be attributed mainly to their adaptable biology and feeding behavior [25][26][27].…”

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Wild Boar Meat as a Sustainable Substitute for Pork: A Mixed Methods Approach

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Sensory analysis is unusual in sustainability research, although it can offer a neoteric aspect of nature and wild animals’ perception. The study’s objective was to identify consumers’ attitudes towards plant and animal products from wild and conventional foods and put these findings into a broader social context. A blind sensory evaluation with 80 semi-trained assessors was used, segmented by gender, age, education, income, place of origin, family status, number of children, and willingness to pay. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) was chosen as an example of an overpopulated animal species occurring in the wild, which could be considered a partial substitute for pork. Statistical testing in these blind evaluations proved that wild boar meat is not considered less tasty. Therefore, wild boar meat could represent a partial substitute, complementing pork, on which consumers are willing to spend the same amount of money. Despite the mostly indifferent sensory evaluation, focus group responses showed considerable barriers to wild food. This paper concludes that possible educational and popularizing procedures are presented, including forest pedagogy, eliminating consumers’ prejudices. A mixed-methods approach within quantitative and qualitative methodology was chosen.

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Wild Boar Management in Europe: Knowledge and Practice

Cited by 14 publications

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Aujeszky’s Disease and Hepatitis E Viruses Transmission between Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Corsica: Evaluating the Importance of Wild/Domestic Interactions and the Efficacy of Management Measures

Aujeszky’s Disease and Hepatitis E Viruses Transmission between Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Corsica: Evaluating the Importance of Wild/Domestic Interactions and the Efficacy of Management Measures

Small mammal sampling incidents related to wild boar (Sus scrofa) in natural peri–urban areas

Wild Boar Meat as a Sustainable Substitute for Pork: A Mixed Methods Approach

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