Bulgaria has intensified attempts to stop African swine fever spreading through its BGN600m (as high) pig-breeding industry after it appeared in the north of the country, with 30 cases reported. The country’s food safety agency has said the outbreak could cost the Bulgarian economy BGN2bn. The agriculture ministry is trying to cut the wild boar population within 20 km of outbreak sites by paying a bounty on culled animals, enhancing traffic and border controls, disinfecting farms and restricting pork sales. The food safety agency has told farmers they must follow disease prevention rules and report sick and dead pigs.
Bulgaria has intensified attempts to stop African swine fever spreading through its BGN600m ($344m) pig-breeding industry after it appeared in the north of the country, with 30 cases reported. The country’s food safety agency has said the outbreak could cost the Bulgarian economy BGN2bn. The agriculture ministry is trying to cut the wild boar population within 20 km of outbreak sites by paying a bounty on culled animals, enhancing traffic and border controls, disinfecting farms and restricting pork sales. The food safety agency has told farmers they must follow disease prevention rules and report sick and dead pigs.