ASF Germany: A fragile balance at the border

Germany hopes that there will be no more African Swine Fever virus hotspots than the current 4. The country is therefore constructing a permanent fence to keep the virus out. With disease pressure rising in the winter months, it is a race against the clock, writes Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek. Just over a week ago, the whole of Germany’s pig industry held its breath. Near the city of Potsdam, to the south west of the capital Berlin, a suspect wild boar carcass was found. To be certain