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Title: Piggy birth control Post by: GitDatHawg on June 11, 2008, 08:15:24 pm I read an article today in small agricultural newspaper called the Land & Livestock Post. It was talking about birth control for wild pigs. Texas A&M researches have already made the contraceptive in pill form and have successfully tested it on hogs in captivity. The pill prevents the females' eggs from maturing. The next stage is to test it outside the lab. Some of the hurdles for them to overcome are to ensure that only wild hogs eat it. Which could be a little tricky. They say the should have it ready within 3 to 5 yrs. I dont know about yall, but I sure hope not. :P
Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: matt_aggie04 on June 11, 2008, 08:19:23 pm I have heard about this as well, I just can't see how that wouldn't effect other animals as well. Dang aggies ::)
Matt Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: GitDatHawg on June 11, 2008, 08:21:58 pm yeah thats one of their big obstacles, I could see it screwin with nature and thats not cool. Just another way we humans feel we need to play God.
Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Mike on June 11, 2008, 08:25:07 pm Aggies.... :P :P :P :P ;D
Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Bryant on June 11, 2008, 11:28:48 pm At the Agri Life Seminar I attended a few weeks ago, they talked briefly about this. The guy said it is effective, but not just on hogs. He said they're spending time now trying to figure out a way so that only hogs pick it up. The main way they are doing so now is by testing different sizes of the "pill". Also of great uncertainty is how it could be effectively distributed.
He didn't come out and say it, but several comments he made aluded to the fact that in his mind it would never work. Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Clay on June 12, 2008, 06:07:37 am Theyeven had that in the newspaper. Said they were giving it to the hogs in oreo cookies
Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: capt jack on June 12, 2008, 07:56:24 am one of the problems no one talks about on the coast is the decline of the fish.
one reason is the influx of urine from women on birth control. this compound does not break down. the water carrying the chemical comes in contact with the fish eggs and they fail to develop. so if this compound is not eaten by the hogs and it rains, what is the effect on the water system. no more fish. Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Clay on June 12, 2008, 09:06:38 pm Good point jack
Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Russ on July 10, 2008, 05:13:11 pm they're using it over in England with limited success.......
I got to talk to two grad students (they were two cute girls, couldn't help it) who worked with the researcher doing this. They asked what I thought about it and I told them we Texans had the best birth control for pigs around........ Cold Steel and Hot Lead ;) ;) Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: HBR on July 22, 2008, 06:09:36 pm This my piggy birth control
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg9/HBR1982/DSCF0343.jpg) Title: Re: Piggy birth control Post by: Russ on August 25, 2008, 09:52:58 am Buddy has the same AR-10 with a Leopold, it's a killa!!
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