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Brazil will adopt, for the first time, compartimentalisation* in pigs deemed free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination or free of classical swine fever. The adoption of this system is expected in a maximum period of one and a half years, and it will be voluntary. A pilot project will be started on fattening farms, boar studs and refrigerated abattoirs deemed as free against any risk of these diseases. The proposal was made by producers from Mato Grosso.
Compartimentalisation can be applied on any animal species, and it is already being used by the Brazilian fowl industry for the protection against avian influenza and Newcastle's disease. The system consists in the total control of the health risk in all the production stages (genetic material, feeding, bedding, among others).
Compartimentalisation eliminates the geographical aspect because each farm is a disease-free entity, and in case of a disease outbreak in a state or region, it facilitates the maintenance of exports and the national trade. It also allows for the negotiation with the most demanding markets with regard to the foot-and-mouth disease-free status without vaccination.
*The WOAH defines compartmentalisation as "one or more establishments under a single biosecurity management system, containing an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to a disease or specific diseases against which they have applied the measures of surveillance, control and biosecurity for international trade."
Friday, 17 February 2017/ MAPA/ Brazil.
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