Authorities were forced to cull approximately 6,000 pigs at the Cermei farm, where African swine fever was confirmed in early January. The farm will remain under veterinary-sanitary supervision for 30 days before repopulation with animals.
Marcel Rosu, Director of the Arad County Directorate for Veterinary and Food Safety (DSVSA), told AGERPRES on Thursday that initially only part of the farm was affected, and a preventive cull of 1,500 pigs had been estimated, but the disease spread throughout the entire farm.
'It was necessary to eliminate the pig population due to the progression of the disease outbreak. The approximately 6,000 carcasses were buried within the farm perimeter, with special biosecurity measures in place,' Marcel Rosu said.
He added that the farm, which currently has no pigs, will only be able to resume operations after the 30-day period of special supervision has expired.
Meanwhile, wild boars infected with swine fever were detected in two areas of the county. In Gurahont, tests on three hunted wild boars confirmed that they had been ill. Likewise, in the hunting grounds at Bata, a carcass was found, and analyses confirmed that the wild boar had been infected with African swine fever.
Since the risk of the virus spreading in the county remains high, DSVSA Arad reminds the public that live pigs and pork must be purchased only from authorised suppliers.
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