ASF in the Americas is no science fiction at all

17-01-2020 | | |
Pigs being burned after an ASF outbreak in Cuba. Photo: Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba
Pigs being burned after an ASF outbreak in Cuba. Photo: Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba
Provided that North and South America stay free of African Swine Fever, both continents could be having some profitable years. Very few remember that in the 1970s, the virus was already present there – leading to the culling of 1.2 million pigs at least. Pig Progress delved into the history books to learn more. Click on country flag to go direct to information on that country. Dead pigs in a ditch, wood and tyres amongst them, and men around them ready to cremate it all. The image


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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world