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ASF Poland: 16 farms infected in 2021
The number of farms that got infected with African Swine Fever in Poland has risen rapidly over the last few weeks. At the moment 16 farm sites have been confirmed infected. The developments happen at a moment that numbers of infected wild boar rise in Western Poland and Germany, which is uncommon for the summer months.
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Poland confirms new ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs in new areas
So far this year, seven outbreaks of ASF have been detected in domestic pigs, three of them in the Lodzkie Voivodeship.
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Rabobank: ASF, COVID-19 remain key issues for global pork markets
Other challenges for pork production in 2021 will be the global trade environment and high feed costs.
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Does China have access to genetics to rebuild its breeding herd?
African swine fever (ASF) has devastated the entire pig industry in China, and their breeding herd has suffered incredible losses due to the disease.
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Estimate: Ukrainian pork production will decrease by 7% in 2020 because of ASF
Recently, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine held an emergency meeting about the ASF situation. The ministry specialists, as well as the State Consumer Service’ and the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders’ representatives, joined the discussion.
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3% of the Ukrainian pig farms comply with the main criteria for insurance from ASF
Although the African Swine Fever (AFS) has been in Ukraine since 2012, at the present moment, only one domestic pig farm is insured against this disease. Why? First of all, because of the requirements for a farm.
