5 million BGN paid for disinfection as a step against African Swine Fever

Almost 5 million BGN has been paid so far as financial support for the cleaning and disinfection of private holdings as a step against African Swine Fever (ASF). The disease has resulted in approximately 20% reduction in domestic pigs, Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva said on September 16.

According to her, those who want to raise domestic pigs will be informed how to do it, because if there is further illness, they will receive market compensation for the animals affected.

“We are witnessing positive trends and an extremely reduced intensity with regard to the spread of African Swine Fever,” she said.

“From August 1 until today, only six new outbreaks have been discovered, of which only one was at an industrial farm, and just over 130,000 animals are affected, ” Taneva added.

We are currently identifying new biosecurity measures in the three categories of holdings in which pigs may be raised– personal farm, family farm and industrial farm, she explained.