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An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) was detected Saturday in a backyard farm in the rural municipality of Bukaiši in Tērvete. Because of the disease, 16 domestic pigs will be eliminated, the portal "Delfi" has learned from the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD).
Quarantine is defined as a protection zone within a radius of three kilometers and a surveillance zone within a radius of ten kilometers around the affected farm.
Compliance with the requirements for the registration and biosecurity of pigs and the health status of pigs, as well as the circulation of vehicles, will be intensified in the existing sites in this territory. The owners of pig poultry in the protection and surveillance zone of the PVD recall that it is forbidden to move the pigs from the farm to the farm and to remove the pigs and pigs out of the protection zone. Likewise, no other pets can be moved without the permission of the PVD inspector.
Holders of PVD backyard pigs often recall that the risk of virus introduction into hog farms is considerably higher in the summer – wild hog barks have sprouted piglets born in the spring, now the population of wild pigs The presence of the virus in the wild, while in the orchards and meadows where wild pigs tend to fall, an herb that the more uncomfortable swine draws to feed the pigs
Similarly, PVD asks pigs to be responsible and to remember and inevitably eliminate them, strictly comply with the biosecurity measures:
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prevent direct and indirect contact of pigs with wild and wandering animals.
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no entry of wild birds in pig farms and food storage;
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pigs can not be fed with grbad (including grbad cut in yards!), Uncooked potatoes, etc.
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Only animals intended for this work should be used for the care of animals and shoes that are not worn outside the premises.
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Disinfection of shoes at the entrance of the shed, as well as regular cleaning and disinfection measures in the shed. In addition, vehicles entering the farm must be thoroughly disinfected
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If the pigs do not feel well, the veterinarian must be immediately called. [ad_2]
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