AVP reaches German pig herd at 2 locations

What has long been feared has become reality. African swine fever has been discovered in the German pig population. The virus strikes at not 1, but 2 locations in Brandenburg.

Last night, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute found that the deadly swine virus had struck the pig herd in Brandenburg. An organic sow farm in the Spree-Neisse district with approximately 200 free-range pigs has been infected. The second infection concerns a small farm in the district of Märkisch-Oderland with 2 pigs. Both companies are located in Brandenburg near the Polish border. The companies were immediately blocked by veterinary authorities and the animals were culled.

“For almost a year we have been fighting against AVP. The permanent fence along the Oder and Neisse has been closed, we now have 6 core areas in Brandenburg in which we are enclosing AVP by systematically tracking and removing fallen game. I deeply regret it that we now have the first cases of domestic pig herd, but unfortunately that could not be completely ruled out, so I would like to call on all pig farms to continue to adhere strictly to the biosecurity measures," said Consumer Protection Minister Ursula Nonnemacher.

African swine fever has been diagnosed in a total of 1.267 wild boars in Brandenburg. In Brandenburg and Saxony together, the counter stands at 1.561 wild boars.

Chanti Oussoren

Editor at Boerenbusiness who studies the dairy, pig (meat) and feed markets.

c.oussoren@boerenbusiness. Nl

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