BALTIC STATES WANT MORE TO FIGHT AFRICAN SWINE FEVER
September 1st, 2013
POLAND, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will collectively receive EUR2.5 million from the European Commission to prevent spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) from Russia and Belarus.The Commission said the money is for “preventive measures which include cleansing and disinfection of vehicles, surveillance and laboratory testing, awareness campaigns and even the use of wild boar repellents and preventive early slaughter of pigs in risk backyard farms”.It may not be enough, the Lithuanian Pig Producers’ Association (Kiaules) said. “We proposed real ASF ...
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