Forwarded from Ice Age Farmer
African Swine Fever reported in Thailand, (and in Italy, see next post)
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#AfricanSwineFever in Thailand: First case reported in slaughterhouse
Authorities launched a probe at the weekend, after growing public speculation that the disease was already decimating Thai pig herds, and amid accusations of a cover-up.
https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2022/1/ASF-Thailand-First-case-reported-in-slaughterhouse-840611E/
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#AfricanSwineFever in Thailand: First case reported in slaughterhouse
Authorities launched a probe at the weekend, after growing public speculation that the disease was already decimating Thai pig herds, and amid accusations of a cover-up.
https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2022/1/ASF-Thailand-First-case-reported-in-slaughterhouse-840611E/
Pig Progress
ASF Thailand: First case reported in slaughterhouse
Thai authorities confirmed the detection of ASF in a surface swab sample collected at a slaughterhouse in Nakhon Pathom province.
Forwarded from Ice Age Farmer
African Swine Fever confirmed in North Italy
The westward spread into central/western Europe is likely unavoidable, and will result in enormous culls of pig populations over the next decade, like what we’ve seen in China & S. Korea.
The risk of appearing in USA also grows…
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A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, news agency ANSA said Friday, raising fears of a blow to the country’s meat industry.
Highly transmissible and fatal for pig populations, African swine fever (ASF) does not present a risk for human health but risks serious repercussions for pork producers.
Italy, with about 8.9 million pigs, is the seventh biggest pork producer in the European Union, representing an 8 billion euro (9.1 billion U.S. dollars) industry, according to the agricultural association Confagricoltura.
“The events observed in the last six months confirm the global threat of ASF, which continues to spread with serious impacts on pig production systems, animal health and welfare, as well as the socio-economic impacts on livelihoods, national food security and international trade,” the report said.
#AfricanSwineFever #Italy #WarOnMeat
The westward spread into central/western Europe is likely unavoidable, and will result in enormous culls of pig populations over the next decade, like what we’ve seen in China & S. Korea.
The risk of appearing in USA also grows…
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A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, news agency ANSA said Friday, raising fears of a blow to the country’s meat industry.
Highly transmissible and fatal for pig populations, African swine fever (ASF) does not present a risk for human health but risks serious repercussions for pork producers.
Italy, with about 8.9 million pigs, is the seventh biggest pork producer in the European Union, representing an 8 billion euro (9.1 billion U.S. dollars) industry, according to the agricultural association Confagricoltura.
“The events observed in the last six months confirm the global threat of ASF, which continues to spread with serious impacts on pig production systems, animal health and welfare, as well as the socio-economic impacts on livelihoods, national food security and international trade,” the report said.
#AfricanSwineFever #Italy #WarOnMeat