Spain reinforced its surveillance plan against the plague to test 1,200 farms

Catalonia, with 250 farms to be analyzed (21% of the total), is the region asked for increased sampling; followed by Extremadura (248); Castilla y León (160) and Andalusia (144). The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has reinforced its sanitary surveillance program adapted to the increased risk of incursion of African Swine Fever (ASF), a plan that includes the obligation to annually perform serological tests on pigs from 1,200 farms. The report, consulted by Efeagro, states that the sampling should be done twice a year, with a periodicity of at least six months, which means that at least 1,200 farms must be investigated annually throughout the national territory. Catalonia, with 250 farms to be analyzed (21% of the total), is the region asked for increased sampling; followed by Extremadura (248); Castilla y León (160) and Andalusia (144). The farms are preferably selected based on the risk of infection, choosing those farms with a higher risk of disease entry. These ...