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Bacon preservative tested as possible feral hog poison
The USDA funds a 20 million program to curb feral swine, testing bacon curing preservative sodium nitrite as a potential pig poison. Feral hogs cost the U.S. about 1.5 billion yearly, with 39 states now affected. Experts stress large kill rates and note hogs destroy fields and threaten crops amid widespread damage.
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New Orleans
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Australia
New Zealand
USDA
Vance Taylor
Brooksville
Mississippi