Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015 LATVIA report Dr. Edvins Olsevskis
Change in the ASF epidemiology since the SGE1 (Minsk, December 1-2 2015) Wild boars Summary of 2014: - 4532 wild boar tested to ASF - 217 wild boar positive to ASF (178 found dead, 39 hunted) Current situation – since the beginning of 2015 - 1053 wild boar tested to ASF - 39 wild boar positive to ASF (33 found dead, 6 hunted) Domestic pigs Last outbreak in domestic pigs registered in 17th September, 2014 Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Summary of ASF in pigs and wild boar in Latvia in 2014 ASF outbreaks in pigs ASF cases in wild boar Part I Part II Part III
ASF in wild boar in Latvia in 2015 (on 10 Feb)
Latest cases in wild boar in Latvia prezentācijas nosaukums | 5 Datums, vieta
Revised policies / strategies for ASF control in wild boar following the SGE1 (Minsk, December 1-2 2015) Hunting practices: - In general, no changes in hunting practices since last meeting - Driven hunting is prohibited in ASF affected areas - Driven hunting in free areas is prolonged till March 1, 2015 Winter feeding: Restrictions set by the Cabinet of Ministers (No.745) are in place since December 10, 2014: - Feeding directly on the ground is prohibited - Use of feeders with dosage option only - Restrictions on the amount of feed – 400 l to 1000 ha Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Driven hunting restiction areas in Latvia
Structure of pig sector in Latvia 88 85 90 80 % of holdings In total: 70 % of pigs 60 8132 pig 50 holdings 40 30 10 11 20 5 0,6 351 000 pigs 10 0 1000> 10-1000 1-10 % of holdings 0,6 11 88 % of pigs 85 10 5 Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Categorization and biosecurity requirements for pig farms In a context of biosecurity 3 categories of pig farms are defined: - Commercial farms - Non-commercial farms (including backyards) - Outdoor keeping farms Biosecurity requirements are set by the Cabinet of ministers No.621 (23.07.2014.) - Different requirements are set for commercial and non-commercial pig farms - No compensation schemes in place at the moment linked to biosecurity aspects Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Biosecurity aspects in commercial farms Obligation to elaborate biosecurity plan: - Adapted to farm activities/management – close or open cycle, etc. - Food and Veterinary Service ensures regular controls in order to check the status of implementation of biosecurity plan - in 2015 each commercial farm will be inspected twice (entire country) - Specific controls are planned also in all small pig farms located in 10km radius arround commercial farms (entire country) Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Biosecurity aspects in non-commercial holdings (including backyards) No biosecurity plan, but: - Obligation to implement biosecurity requrements as set by the legislation (specific Annex) - Policy on preventive emptying of low biosecurity holdings – was in place July 23, 2014 – January 9, 2015 - As a result, in 2014 - 5923 pigs were slaughtered in 1633 holdings - compensations were paid to animal owners - Planned inspections in 2015 – all farms twice in Part II and Part III, and once in Part I and free areas (depending on capacity FVS) Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Poster on biosecurity prepared for pig farmers Datums, vieta 12
Biosecurity aspects in free ranging holdings In general, it is prohibited to keep pigs outdoors!!! Exception is set for the following categories: - wild boar (farmed game) kept in fenced territories - exotic pig species ( Mangalica pigs) Specific additional requirement – double fence! Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
Amount of meat/milk products (kg) taken out on the border with third countries in 2014 7000 6159,07 6000 5000 4091,57 4052.5 4000 3651,43 3356,99 3463,63 2721,755 3026.43 2850,55 3000 2718,77 2366,44 2166,82 2000 2075,13 1517,55 2204,21 2027,1 1949,255 1507,53 1361,5 1000 1184,735 244,48 221,675 65,01 53,85 0 January february Mart April May June July August September Oktober November December Meat Milk Summary: Meat and meat products: 33,41 tons Milk and milk products: 21,60 tons 2/16/2015 14
Waste management – mobile incinerator Hurikan 1000 15
Animal of the year 2015 in Latvia Thank you for your attention! Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe region under the GF-TADs umbrella Second meeting (SGE2) - Tallinn, Estonia, 11- 12 February 2015
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