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African swine fever: significant increase in EU pigs in 2023

Posted by safefood Knowledge Network on May 21, 2024 at 1:23pm

For domestic pigs, 2023 saw the largest number of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks since 2014. Croatia and Romania notified 96% of the total number of outbreaks (1,929).

The number of outbreaks in 2023 in wild boar increased by 10% compared to the

Pig keepers reminded not to feed kitchen scraps to animals to prevent disease outbreaks

Posted by Michael Hills on February 8, 2018 at 11:13am

Pig keepers are being reminded not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals to prevent outbreaks of animal disease. The warning comes after an increase in the risk level of African Swine Fever (ASF) entering the UK, following spread of the disease in

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