Prevention of spread of CSF (pork cholera) Entering a pig farm and giving guidance on January 23 at 20:47

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has requested the prefectures to visit pig farms in various locations to confirm that the foods are properly heat-treated in order to prevent the spread of CSF, a so-called swine fever, of swine infectious diseases. did.

The research team of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries investigated the CSF spread of swine infectious disease in Okinawa Prefecture, and found that insufficiently heat-treated food was fed as food, and that infection was possible through this food. I found that there was.

In response, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries requested the prefectures to provide guidance on entering pig farms in various locations that use residual food as food.

The target farms are located in 262 places, or about 6% of pig farmers nationwide, and are asking them to confirm that heat treatment is being carried out properly in accordance with hygiene standards.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has sought to ensure that heat treatment is not limited to CSF, and that it is indispensable to prevent the transmission of ASF, the so-called African swine fever, which has no vaccine and spreads overseas.