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A ban on the movement of pigs to and from farms and slaughterhouses throughout the country came into force on January 9 due to the country's worsening situation with African swine fever (ASF).
The ban will remain in effect while official inspection is carried out to prove the absence of the ASF virus on the pig farms, in the vehicles used to transport the animals, and also at the pigs' final destination. All dead pigs on each farm will be tested under the supervision of an official veterinarian and the samples will be analysed exclusively at the national laboratory in Sofia.
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency reported that since the beginning of 2020, five outbreaks of ASF have been recorded, two of which occurred in commercial farms in the village of Nikola Kozlevo, Shoumen District, and the village of Brestak, Varna District.
The other outbreaks were confirmed on a farm in Shoumen, a family farm in the village of Gergini, Gabrovo District, and a backyard farm in the village of Borov Dol, Sliven District.
January 9, 2020/ Food Safety Agency/ Bulgaria.
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