PROJECT GOAL: To provide basic ecological information as related to developing management tools to control pseudorabies in feral hogs, and management of other wildlife diseases (in particular, Texas cattle fever, Heartwater) that affect livestock.

Objective 1: Develop surveillance strategies that evaluate the potential or actual risk that pseudorabies and other diseases in feral hogs (and other wildlife species) poses to Texas livestock.

Objective 2: Develop baiting strategies for pharmaceuticals delivery to control wildlife diseases including pseudorabies.

Objective 3: Develop physical methods to minimize the transmission of pseudorabies and other diseases between livestock and wildlife.

Objective 4: Develop surveillance strategies to evaluate the risks of other wildlife diseases of importance to humans and livestock.