Farm visit: Along came ASF – and the future evaporates

27-09-2024 | |
ASF Germany
A 2 m tall fence on a foundation of 0.5 m surrounds the sheds. Wild boar can’t possibly get to the pig houses. Photos: Twan Wiermans
Thomas Paul is a pig producer in Hesse state, Germany. His future in the business suddenly became very uncertain when his farm had to be emptied and properly cleaned due to an infection of African Swine Fever (ASF) that visited his farm. A restart is not to be expected any time soon. Within a period of only 6 weeks, the existence of Thomas Paul’s pig farm has become completely uncertain. In mid June 2024, the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) was reported within the wild boar populati


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