Swine Fever Spreads in Switzerland, Killing over 10,000 Pigs in Record Time
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Many pig farms have been forced to cull their animals in recent weeks due to an animal disease. The lung disease, or enzootic pneumonia (EP), was discovered on a pig farm spanning several cantons. Initial reports indicated that 10,500 animals have already been slaughtered or killed across Switzerland. "A thorough cleaning of the animal care farms broke the chains of infection and should thus prevent the further spread of EP," the veterinary serv…
Control seems to be effective: there is now no evidence that the animal disease is spreading.
More than 10'500 pigs were slaughtered throughout Switzerland due to a highly contagious lung disease. This epidemic affects 60 livestock and fattening farms in 14 cantons.
An outbreak of lung disease Enzootic pneumonia hits Swiss pig farming hard. In order to interrupt the chain of infection, more than 10,000 animals have been slaughtered or killed within a short time.
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