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Protecting pigs from exotic animal diseases
GOOD biosecurity identifying your pigs,
means taking action to protect your pigs from impacts of pests and diseases, including Af- rican swine fever.
registering on the Pig- Pass database, ensuring pigs moving on-farm have a travel document, being welfare com- pliant, training in pig husbandry, keeping your pigs healthy and starting a quality assurance pro- gram.
Regardless of
size of your enterprise or hobby farm, all pig owners play a vital role in maintaining the health and welfare of livestock and providing quality pork products to con- sumers.
The introduction of exotic diseases such as classical swine fever and African swine fever would cause serious pro- duction losses to Aus- tralia’s pig industry and jeopardise export mar- kets for pig products.
Recognising exotic dis- eases of pigs – informa- tion about the signs and symptoms of exotic pig diseases, and the impor- tance of reporting sick or dead pigs immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888.
There are a number of requirements for pig owners that are moni- tored by government and industry authorities. Resources available
Swill feeding – infor- mation about what not to feed to pigs.
There are a number of requirements for pig own- ers that are monitored by government and industry authorities.
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Resources for download contain important information about keeping pigs healthy and biosecurity responsibilities for pig owners, and are available by visiting dpi.nsw.gov. au/biosecurity/animal/ info-vets/african-swine- fever/brochures
The practice of feeding meat products or food that contains or has been in contact with meat products to pigs is known as ‘swill’ feeding.
Resources cover topics including eight ‘must do’s’ for pig owners – information about reg- istering your property,
Responsible disposal of food waste – informa- tion about preventing the spread of exotic pig dis- eases but ensuring food scraps are thoughtfully and securely disposed of in waste bins and not fed to pigs.
This is illegal in Aus- tralia and can make pigs very sick.
For more information, visit dpi.nsw.gov.au
ASF virus detected in Hong Kong wild pig
A WILD pig found dead in Hong Kong has tested positive for the African swine fever virus.
Local farmers have expressed concern for the health of their ani- mals as well as trade restrictions if the virus infects domestic pigs.
The region had been free of the disease since May and it is the first detection in a wild animal in the region.
While local offi- cials have stated that ASF poses no threat to human health, there have been calls for the government to en- courage hunting to re- duce the wild pig popu- lation.
According to the offi- cial report to the World Organisation for An- imal Health, a carcass was found last week in the Siu Sai Wan park near the southeastern tip of Hong Kong Is- land.
Numbering be- tween 1800 and 3000, the wild animals are common in rural areas in the region, and at least six carcasses had been reported in recent weeks by hikers.
Previously, abnormal mortality among the wild pigs in the area had been reported.
In February, about 3000 domestic pigs were culled at a farm in Yuen Long district after ASF was detected in the area.
However, South China Morning Post reported that the dis- covery has sparked fear there may be a resur- gence of the disease in Hong Kong.
Four months later, the ASF situation in Hong Kong was reported to be “resolved.”
Up to 74,600 pigs are kept on 40 or so farms in Hong Kong.
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