PigProgress - ASF Russia: Over half a million pigs culled this winter
PigProgress ASF Russia: Over half a million pigs culled this winter Around 560,000 pigs have been culled on various commercial swine farms in Russia during the colder autumn and winter seasons in an attempt to keep African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks under control. That number was confirmed by Sergey Yushin, CEO of Russia’s National Meat Association in personal correspondence. He said that this amount corresponds to roughly 2.2% of the total pig inventory in Russia. A large part of the affected farms are located in Tver and Kursk regions. Other areas with large infec...
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