Spain: 30,000 pigs from farms located in the control zone due to the outbreak of ASF will be sacrificed

30,000 pigs located in the 39 farms situated in the control zone of the African swine fever outbreak in the 20 km surveillance perimeter will be culled over the next week, as confirmed by sources from Catalan agrarian and livestock organizations following a meeting with the Government to monitor the animal disease. The measure had already been requested by Mercolleida last Thursday. On the other hand, the Government has expanded the containment measures for African swine fever and they will be applied to the 91 municipalities that form part of the infected zone, 12 municipalities in the high-risk infected zone, and 79 municipalities in the low-risk infected zone. In this area, access or any leisure activity in the natural environment is prohibited. The ...