Ukraine: A national study of the risks of the spread of swine diseases during wartime

With the beginning of the war, the issue of disease control and the spread of infections in the pig sector became critical. Therefore, the Department of Agriculture of Foreign Countries (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Association "Swine Farmers of Ukraine" (ASU) are implementing the project "Ensuring animal health in Ukraine". The first and largest main direction of the project is research on the identification of the risks of the spread of diseases in the pork production chain. As part of cooperation with the State Production and Consumer Service, a survey is planned among 550 market players (industrial farms, households, hunting grounds, territorial bodies of the competent authority, private veterinarians and collectors) in order to assess the risks of the spread of swine diseases, including African swine fever (ASF), compliance with biosecurity protocols , as well as the practice of using antimicrobial drugs in wartime conditions. "In order to form a ...