
– Distress is justified, because we do not have to have a virus specific for one specific species or a narrow group of species. Disease affects for a series of animals, that can follow with ease to develop and transfer in the environment. To this comes the ability of the virus to transmit to large distances by air. In this context the distance separating German focus from our border is not with confidence
safe – said in talk to our portal Dargiewicz.
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Breeders lose even 340 £ on one fat
According to experts, the problem should be considered also on an other platform: about how much in the case of three pigs decades of fighting with ASF have taught breeders to implement and to comply with bioassurance standards, that in cattle there was no to this time the necessity of implementing strict hygienic regimes. Ruminants are kept in the pasture system or on runs. The presence of disease in the environment would make in the present reality very difficult to protect the stada from contact with virus:
– A A enough focus appears on any species – not necessarily on pigs, that
Poland exports of pork (where it has not been blocked by ASF) has been threatened. A
such markets we have – he said.
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Germany is losing markets of sale
As added Dargiewicz at the present there is still too early to talk about that, how otherscountries are reacting to the emergence of disease in Germany. However, one is known about at least two markets – South Korea and Great Britain, which have stopped imports of pork from Germany.
– Although due to the earlier appearance of ASF in Germany this country lost a significant part of contractors, nevertheless all the time a disputed volume of meat transferred to markets third. At this time the export this is threatened, which potentially might increase the supply of pork to the intra-EU market – said the president Polpig.
The crisis on the market winds may stretch
There is also that, that the pray will not improve and the already difficult situation in the EU market.
– There have been two very unfavorable factors. We already
had been concerned with the consequences of increased production of pigs in the EU (which in the period from January
to November last year increased by 2,8 proc), now there will be anxiety related to the pest and the
possibilityoflosingexternalmarkets.Maythisextendtheperiodofdeclinethatweare currentlyobservinginthemarket.
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