Brazil: Bahia maintains a Classical Swine Fever free status

The Bahia Agricultural Defense Agency (Adab), with technical coordination from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), successfully completed the 3rd Cycle of the Integrated Swine Disease Surveillance Plan. The analysis of 1,062 blood samples, collected from pigs in 127 properties spread across 74 municipalities in the interior of Bahia, did not reveal the presence of Classical Swine Fever (CSF). The confirmation was released by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquaculture of Bahia (Seagri). Since 2016, Bahia has maintained the international status of a CSF-free state, which ensures the health of the herd and boosts the development of pig farming in the state. This status facilitates opportunities for export, strengthens domestic consumption and contributes to the growth of the production chain and food security. The samples were sent for analysis at the Adab Animal Defense Laboratory (Ladesa), in Salvador, and at the Mapa Federal ...