You searched for "Russia African Swine Fever Pig health Biosecurity Pork production" (1 results found)

ASF Russia: Virus hits commercial farm in Samara

14 Dec 2020

• 14 Dec 11:51

---

Russia has been in a battle with African Swine Fever (ASF) for over a decade now. In 2020, the majority of cases occurred in wild boar and on backyard farms. Yet, occasionally an outbreak is reported from a commercial pig farm. Recently, Russia’s veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor confirmed an outbreak of the deadly virus at the Severny Klyuch farm in Samara region. It is believed to be one of the few times this year when the virus hit an industrial pig farm in Russia. 17,000 pigs had to be culled Severniy Klyuch had to cull half of its pig population – roughly 17,000 animals. The affected production units could be converted to breed dairy cows,. Read more...