South Korea: African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at a restocking pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi

Published 2022년 9월 28일

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A 48-hour suspension on the movement of pigs has been ordered in Gyeonggi and Incheon regions of South Korea, following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in Gimpo. The farm, with a capacity of 3,000 pigs, has been temporarily slaughtered and is being investigated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Pig Association. The decision to suspend movement comes after symptoms of ASF were observed in a portion of sows at the farm.

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Order to stop movement for 48 hours in Gyeonggi, Incheon, etc. As African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a restocking pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, a 48-hour suspension was ordered in Gyeonggi (including Cheorwon) and Incheon. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Pig Association, on the 28th, a portion of sows at a 3,000-headed pig farm located in Haseong-myeon, Gimpo-si, showed decreased feeding, abortion, and fever. According to the ASF outbreak in the Gimpo area in 2019, the farm was preventatively slaughtered on October 8 of that year, restocked on March 4 of last year, and the latest farm inspection was reported on July 29. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is conducting an initial epidemiological investigation by dispatching an epidemiological investigator and ...

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