Because of AChS it was necessary to kill 119 pigs; plague among boars comes nearer to Kurzema

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Because of AChS it was necessary to kill 119 pigs; plague among boars comes nearer to Kurzema
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In connection with the outbreak of the African plague of pigs (APP) in "Mazrutsini's" country economy in the Ranksky volost Municipality of Gulbene was necessary to liquidate 119 animals — mainly the pigs provided on sagination, but also sows, pigs and one male pig.

in economy hold Now plagues necessary for localization events, and also epidemiological investigation how the disease extended in this district, told LETA agency the representative of the Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) Ilsee Meystere.

Before AChS at domestic pigs it was revealed in two farms in Varkavsky and Gulbensky volosts where it was necessary to liquidate respectively 50 and 142 pigs.

by data for September 23, this year AChS it is stated also at 816 boars in 64 regions, and also in two cities — Rezekne and Pļaviņas, Meystere added.

As AChS continues to extend in the direction to Kurzema, in PVS remind — to save domestic pigs from an illness and need to liquidate them, it is necessary to observe actions of biological safety strictly. by

As it was reported, it already the third case when AChS is found in domestic pigs. The first happened in July in Municipality of Varkava, the second — in August in the Stradsky volost Municipality of Gulbene.

on the basis of the test events held on September 22 in a radius of 3 km from economy in the Ranksky volost Municipality of Gulbene and the Varinsky volost Municipality of Smiltene established a safety zone, in a radius of 10 km — a supervising and quarantine zone which covers the Ranksky volost Municipality of Gulbene, Varinsky and Launkalnsky volosts Municipality of Smiltene, the Drustsky volost Municipality of Rauna and the Yaunpiyebalgsky volost Municipality of Jaunpiebalga.