The Veterinary Sanitary and Food Safety Directorate (DSVSA) Olt announced on Monday, April 29, that an outbreak of African swine fever was confirmed in a pig farm in Negreni, Scornicesti city, Olt county. The tests taken from the farm were processed by the Bucharest Animal Health and Diagnostic Institute, which diagnosed African swine fever.
The authorities decided that 11,425 pigs should be killed.
“On 25.04.2024, the Olt Local Disease Control Center (CLCB) met at the Prefect’s Institution and approved the Plan of measures to combat African swine fever in the commercial pig farm in Negreni, Scornicesti city, Olt county, where it applies the measure of elimination of all pigs, namely a herd of 11,425 pigs, in accordance with the provisions of the sanitary and veterinary legislation in force.
The carcasses of dead or killed pigs and all materials on the premises of the holding will be destroyed under official supervision, in accordance with the legal provisions”it is stated in a press release from DSVSA Olt.
According to DSVSA Olt, the protection zone includes the following localities: Scornicești-Negreni, Chițesca, Piscani, Mărgineni-Slobozia, FV 11 Potcoava and FV 8 Scornicești.
The delimitation of the surveillance zone for African swine fever includes the localities: SCORNICEȘTI- ȚUICA, MOGOȘESTI, RUSCIORI, CONSTANTINEȘTI, TEIUȘ, BIRCII, BĂLțAțI, JITARU, MĂRGINENI-SLOBOZIA, MIHĂILEȘTI-POPEȘTI;
-HOSCOAVA-HOSCOAVA-FĂLCOENI, TRUFINEțI
-OPTAŞI-MAGURA
-MAGURA SERBS – VITÁNEțI
– COLONELS-GUESTS, LITTLE, ELDERLY, NĐIRGENI
-DADDY
– FV 10 OPTAŞI, FV 7 PRISEACA, FV 12 BALTENI and FV 9 TĀTULEȘTI.
It also includes two commercial pig holdings from Constantinești.
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