Extending outcomes of studies to determine feral-domestic pig disease transmission risks to Australian pork producers

disease feral pigs preparedness

Status: In Progress

Start date: 27 June 2024

Completion date: 14 December 2026

Project code: M-306

Species/Threats: Feral pigs

Feral pigs: sow and piglets.

Summary

This project supports the National Feral Pig Action Plan 2021-2031, aiming to reduce the damage feral pigs cause to Australian agriculture and other assets.

It will help pork producers and their communities adopt better management and monitoring techniques to improve control programs.

Objectives

The objectives of the project are to:

  1. Establish resources that highlights potential disease transmission risks from feral pigs to the commercial pork industry. A management group will oversee content development, data privacy, and approvals. These resources, including presentations, factsheets, and videos, will be shared at industry meetings and online to raise awareness, support biosecurity changes, and assist producers with managing feral pig risks.

Project team

Darren Marshall

Project Lead | CISS

Lachlan Marshall

CISS

Dr Heather Channon

Australian Pork Limited

Project partners

Scientific publications & reports

Proboste T, Turnlund A, Bengsen A, Gentle M, Wilson C, Harriott L, Fuller RA, Marshall D and Soares-Magalhaes RJ (2025) Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks eLife 13(RP102643). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.102643.3

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