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Bacon preservative tested as feral hog poison

By Janet McConnaughey
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Bacon preservative tested as feral hog poison

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A preservative used to cure bacon is being tested as poison for feral hogs.

Scientists with U.S. Department of Agriculture say sodium nitrite may be the best chance for controlling the big, prolific animals, which cost the U.S. about $1.5 billion a year— including $800 million in farm damage.

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