ASF outbreak reported in a Romanian farm
A Romanian pork producer, Carniprod Tulcea, could be forced to cull all its pigs if the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus discovered in one unit spreads in the entire farm.
This week, a dead pig was found in one of the company's units in Tulcea and the lab analysis confirmed the existence of the virus.
"We expect all the farm to be infested, even if we don't have any evidence of the virus in other halls. We always had biosecurity measures in place but that doesn't help if the whole area is infested", said Nicolae Ciuleac, General Manager, Carniprod.
Romania's veterinary watchdog DSVSA has put the unit under quarantine blocking every exit of live or processed pigs from the facility. In the first phase, 600 pigs are going to be culled in the farm and if the virus spread is confirmed in the next two weeks, the whole herd owned by the company, counting 45,000 head, is going to be sacrificed, informs Industria Carnii magazine.
At the beginning of June, DSVSA has signalled the first cases of ASF in Tulcea county, most probably as the wild boars from Ukraine have entered the Romanian territory. Last year, Carniprod Tulcea reported a turnover of €19 million.
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