On December 18, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Gulmira Isaeva announced the lifting of restrictions on the import of live pigs and pork from 19 regions of Russia. The lifting of the ban is confirmed by a letter from the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan sent to the Rosselkhoznadzor. Restrictions on the supply of pig products from the Russian Federation to the domestic market of Kazakhstan were introduced due to the unfavorable epizootic situation of African swine fever in 19 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and were lifted due to the absence of ASF outbreaks. Read more...
Rosselkhoznadzor temporarily restricts deliveries of live pigs and pig products from Vietnam. Since March 5, 2019 the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has introduced temporary restrictions on the supply of live pigs and pork products from Vietnam due to the registration of African swine fever in this country. Outbreaks of a dangerous disease are confirmed by official data from the International Epizootic Bureau (OIE). Restrictions apply to domestic pigs, products of slaughter, used equipment for housing, sperm and embryos of domestic pigs. The exceptions are the following types of products that have been processed. Read more...
During a recent visit of customers and clients in China we offer the following observations Sow numbers Everywhere we go we are hearing of producers who have made the decision to depopulate certain facilities as they deal with theASFissue. The question is how many sows have been taken out of production and shipped to the market? We are being told sow numbers are down an estimated 20% across the country since the start of these measures to battle the disease. Biosecurity We have noticed heightened biosecurity measures are being adopted by producers, feed manufacturers, and others throughout the pork industry today in China. It seems everyone is. Read more...
Backyard farming, once the major method of pig production in Russia, is bit by bit becoming a rare phenomenon. Especially as a consequence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, only larger pig farms managed to bounce back, like e.g. in Kaliningrad. Not surprisingly, overall pig production by backyard production has shrunk in recent years. According to estimates by the Russian Union of Pork Producers, backyard farmers accounted for 1.1 million tonnes in 2005. That figure had almost halved to be 630,000 tonnes in 2015, according to the union. By 2024, it is projected that the total output by backyard pig farms is further reduced to somewhere between 200,000. Read more...
There was also a decrease of 13% in the number of outbreaks compared to 2017. Ukraine has recorded 142 cases of the African swine fever (ASF) virus since the beginning of 2018. The number is representing a decline of 13% compared to the previous year, according to a press release from State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service. According to official data, 93 cases were reported in domestic pigs, while other 37 were found in wild boar population. A dozen cases in dead animals near villages were also detected. “Against the general background of the positive dynamics in reducing the number of cases of ASF, there is concern about the increase in the. Read more...
The regional authorities of Russia dissemble data on dangerous animal diseases, said Rosselkhoznadzor. This point of view at the first meeting of the permanent anti-epizootic commission under the government of the Russian Federation was expressed by the head of the Russian watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert. "They supervise themselves. And we can`t do the work that is needed to be done and can`t take measures needed. In addition, we have a delay in taking measures and there is a delay associated with concealing diseases," he said. In this regard, Dankvert stressed the need for the transfer of authority to monitor the work of regional veterinary. Read more...
African Swine Fever (ASF) has entered China and it is very likely that the outbreaks will have far-reaching consequences for the swine situation in Asia. Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek connects the dots. In total, since the 1st of August, in less than a month 4 outbreaks have been reported on in China – in the provinces Liaoning, Henan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang province. That may not sound like a lot if you compare it to the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in the USA a few years ago or even the continuing reports of outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in middle and eastern Europe. Every report by the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). Read more...
Belarus has imposed temporary restrictions on pork imports from Liaoning Province, China, after an outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) virus has taken place in this region. The information was posted on the website of the Department of Veterinary and Food Control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, as reported by BelTA. Chinese authorities from Liaoning Province announced that so far 8,116 pigs have been culled in the farms situated near the zone where the ASF outbreak was detected at the end of last week. The authorities from Belarus have canceled all previously issued permits for the import of pork and pork. Read more...
Belarus has imposed temporary restrictions on pork imports from Liaoning Province, China, after an outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) virus has taken place in this region. The information was posted on the website of the Department of Veterinary and Food Control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, as reported by BelTA. Chinese authorities from Liaoning Province announced that so far 8,116 pigs have been culled in the farms situated near the zone where the ASF outbreak was detected at the end of last week. The authorities from Belarus have canceled all previously issued permits for the import of pork and pork. Read more...
African swine fever is taking a heavy toll on Ukraine's pork industry, as there are now no regions free of the disease in the country, state veterinary body Gosvetphitosluzba has claimed. Fifty-nine outbreaks of ASF have been reported in Ukraine this year, including several on the border with the European Union (EU), in particular Romania, where 45,000 pigs had to be culled in the biggest outbreak in this part of Europe. Although, in terms of total numbers, outbreaks this year are not as bad as in 2017, overall production is forecast to decrease by 5.2% or 33,000 t to 594,000 t, said Artur Loza, head of Ukraine's Association of Pork Producers (APP), speaking. Read more...
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