Farming wild boar in times of ASF

08-01-2021 | |
The Korpikarju farm currently has 150 wild boar at an area of 2 hectares. - Photo: Matti Turtiainen
The Korpikarju farm currently has 150 wild boar at an area of 2 hectares. - Photo: Matti Turtiainen
In Finland, wild boar are not only roaming the forests, they are also being farmed as their meat is considered a delicacy. Although the country is free from African Swine Fever, the virus is relatively close by in Russia, so there is constant vigilance for the virus. How are wild boar farmed there? And how can they be protected properly? One of the easternmost wild boar farms in Finland is in Viinijärvi in Liperi, about one hour’s drive from the border with Russia. There, Juho Reinikainen ru


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Matti Turtiainen Freelance journalist