The situation with ASF in the Russian federation is unfavorable, but controlled

Rosselkhoznadzor assesses the situation with African swine fever (ASF) in Russia as unfavorable, but controlled. Nikita Lebedev, adviser to the head of the department, told reporters about this. "In Russia, the situation with ASF remains unfavorable, but at the same time controlled. Over the past 2022, 141 outbreaks of the disease were registered, of which 68 were in the domestic pig population, which is about 2 times less than in 2021," - he said. At the same time, Lebedev noted that the loss in the number of animals in 2022 is many times lower. He explained that the main problem in 2021 was the shadow sale of large volumes of gray pork and food waste through online trading platforms, social networks and instant messengers. “According to the results of investigations of outbreaks, most of them were associated with the use in animal feed of food waste purchased from various social institutions (schools, canteens, hospitals and cafes) or through Internet sites. The reaction to this ...