France mobilizes 2 million euros to prevent African swine fever

Published 2024년 12월 26일

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The French government has allocated a budget of €2 million to enhance prevention measures against African Swine Fever (ASF). The National Association for Swine Health (ANSP) will be tasked with training 600 auditors and conducting 3,000 audits of pigs and wild animals. The first audits will be conducted from January 2025, with a focus on small farms that have not yet undergone similar audits. Any farm that has sold less than a thousand pigs in 2023, as well as all wild boar farms, are eligible for this audit, with veterinarians working on these farms to be informed of the audit procedures and training in conducting these audits.
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The French government has announced a budget of €2 million to step up prevention measures against African Swine Fever (ASF). Following a public tender, the National Association for Swine Health (ANSP) was officially selected on 9 December by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry to train 600 auditors and carry out 3,000 audits of pigs and wild animals. The aim is to strengthen the application of biosecurity measures in livestock farming, aimed at preventing the introduction of African Swine Fever (ASF). The first audits will be organised from January 2025. The ANSP will work with the Ifip-Institut du porc to train auditors and with the National Society of Veterinary Technical Groups (SNGTV and its network) to mobilise veterinarians and carry out biosecurity audits. The aim is to prioritise farms that have not yet carried out this type of audit, i.e. mainly small farms. Any farm that has sold less than a thousand pigs in 2023, as well as all wild boar farms, ...
Source: 3tres3

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