Counteracting swine fever
Swine fever is a problem affecting a growing number of Italian regions, with theEmilia Romagna which was added only recently. There are many solutions to combat ASF and in this area we are thinking about how to prevent wild boars from doing further damage. In Piacenza everything is focused on a particular system.
Many specimens together
These are the so-called "Pig Bring Traps", i.e. traps that are added to the normal cages designed for ungulates and which are capable of capturing up to 15-20 specimens at a time. The recommendation to use them came after the table organized with the extraordinary commissioner Caputo to deal with the emergency.
The main features
These systems have already been exploited in other areas of our country and the results have been considered satisfactory. In practice, the fence is circular in shape, several meters high and with poles to support it all. Wild animals are attracted by food or other bait, making it impossible to leave the cage.