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Pork producers often call these wild hogs "feral swine" and warn they can carry brucellosis and pseudorabies. Kay Henderson Wild hogs have been common in the south for some time, but they've migrated north and started roaming the woods here in Iowa. John Ross of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two years ago in western Iowa he began to see deep grooves in farm fields and the carcasses of animals eaten by feral swine, which have voracious appetites. Ross says the trapping...

Police are processing this crime scene trying to figure out what happened. Two people were taken into custody at the scene, but police wouldn't confirm if they were suspects nor would they say the identity of the person killed. Someone closely connected to the store where it happened told FOX16 this wasn't an attempted robbery and those who were injured were the robbers. Police say three people were taken by ambulance one person died at the scene, on lookers were in shock and angry. Police...

However, lower prices were shown on most of the reported selections. Special fed veal cut prices were steady with a majority of the packers not changing their asking prices as fresh inventories stayed fairly current. Larger showlist in the major feeding regions this week reflected in lower fed cattle prices this week as on Wednesday Nebraska traded dressed cattle at mostly 147. Ham sellers used this to their advantage to move prices higher throughout the week while at the same time, making...

New vaccine could work against foot and mouth Monday, 4 June 2007 A new vaccine shows promise for preventing foot and mouth disease in livestock, proving effective in tests on cattle and swine in the United States. Scientists expect that more studies will show at least the six months of immunity is provided by current vaccines in cattle and swine. The vaccine shows effectiveness within seven days, and in tests so far, cattle retain immunity for at least 21 days. The disease is rarely...