Gyeongbuk Province, Support for Wild Boar Repellent… Blocking African Swine Fever from Entering Farms

Published Feb 12, 2025

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Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea is taking steps to protect pig farms from African swine fever (ASF) by providing wild boar repellents. The province will implement a three-stage quarantine measure in 12 cities and counties where ASF was detected in wild boars or pigs in farms, excluding Yeongyang. This measure includes setting up traps, installing repellents on fences, and disinfecting farms. The province believes that direct and indirect contact with wild boars is causing infection in farm-raised pigs. The Livestock and Agricultural Products Distribution Bureau has urged pig farms to manage quarantine facilities and disinfect regularly, and to follow basic quarantine rules.

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(Andong=Yonhap News) Reporter Seunghyung Lee = Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 12th that it will support wild boar repellents for pig farms to prevent the inflow of African swine fever (ASF) into farms. The target areas are 12 cities and counties in the province where ASF occurred in wild boars or pigs raised in farms, excluding Yeongyang, which does not have any farms. Last year, ASF occurred in five pig farms in Yeongdeok, Yeongcheon, Andong, and Yecheon. In 13 cities and counties including these areas, the virus was detected in wild boars. The province presumes that direct and indirect contact with wild boars causes infection in pigs raised in farms. The province is promoting a three-stage quarantine measure to prevent wild boars from approaching pig farms, including installing traps around the area, installing repellents on external fences, and disinfecting farms. Kim Joo-ryeong, director of the Livestock and Agricultural ...

Source: Yna