The Black Death of Bristlenose Cattle kills pigs in many neighboring countries. To prevent the disease from spreading in Lower Austria, specially trained hunting dogs are deployed.
Pig farmers in Lower Austria are currently on the alert. Because there are fears of a dangerous epidemic: African swine fever (ASF) has spread to numerous neighbouring countries in recent years. And from the Czech Republic it could be ‘imported’ across the green border into the largest federal state.
Swine fever is harmless to humans and other animals, but brush cattle are killed mercilessly. If the disease strikes a farm, it usually leads to great damage.
Specially trained hunting dogs are intended to prevent this, among other things. They are trained to track down carcasses of wild boar. Six dogs have now completed the five-month training with their owners – and this demands a lot from both dog and owner, as Johannes Schiesser, responsible for dogs in the hunting association, emphasizes.
The four-legged friends must be obedient and may only report a discovery, but there may be no contact. Like their two-legged companions, they must also have stamina and a good physical condition.
There are now a total of 14 teams in Lower Austria tasked with tracking down dead wild boars. The trainers of the hunting association had previously been ‘trained’ for this special task by members of the Vienna police dog squadron.
Source: Krone
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