Pig cholera “Protective fence on all pig farms in the prefecture” Ibaraki governor, September 26, 16:30

In response to the confirmed outbreak of swine infectious diseases and swine cholera in Saitama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, Governor Oikawa of Ibaraki Prefecture said “I want to respond with a sense of speed.” In addition to installing protective fences to prevent the invasion of wild animals on the ground, we also showed a policy to actively work on vaccination.

This is what Governor Oikawa showed at the press conference on the 26th.

Ibaraki Prefecture has a thriving hog farming, and as of February, over 480,000 pigs have been bred in about 400 pig farms.

Governor Oigawa said that in response to the confirmed occurrence of swine cholera in Saitama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, close to Ibaraki Prefecture, he said, “I want to work with speed to do what I can to prevent virus infection.” He showed that he wanted to install protective fences to prevent the invasion of wild animals at all pig farms in the prefecture within the year.

The government subsidizes half of the cost of installing the protective fence, but the prefecture also secures approximately 730 million yen as the project cost, and the prefecture and the municipality add subsidies, and the burden of the pig farmer is 1/8 We have created a system that can

In addition, regarding vaccination of pigs, the intentions of livestock farmers are currently being compiled. “There is a concern that vaccination may affect exports. I would like to consider applying for vaccination, taking into account the intentions of the farmers, ”he said.