Pig cholera infection prevention Wild boar capture measures strengthening Chiba Oct 24 12:48
As swine cholera infection spreads in the Kanto region, Chiba Prefecture decided to strengthen the capture measures by setting the northern border of the border as a “capture priority area” for wild boars.
Porcine cholera has also been affected in the Tokyo metropolitan area, such as a pig farm in Saitama prefecture last month and wild boar infection in Gunma prefecture this month.
Chiba Prefecture is the fifth largest producer of pigs in February, with more than 600,000 pigs raised in February, and there are growing concerns among pig farmers, so the prefecture will take measures to capture wild boar next month. It was decided to strengthen.
Specifically, at the prefectural border in the northern part of the prefecture, the prefecture asks the hunting association to place 5 cities and 1 town, such as Katori City and Narita City, where pig farming is popular, as a “capture priority area”, and have a new trap set up. .
About the wild boar caught by this business, it means that blood test is performed and it is confirmed whether it is infected with the virus.
Regarding this initiative, Governor Morita said, “I want to strike where I can take countermeasures with the awareness that I will not fall. I want to work to make the hog farmer worry.”