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African Swine Fever Transmission and Prevention
African Swine Fever is a highly contagious, fast spreading and deadly viral disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boars; there is no cure or vaccine.
ASF threatens the production and livelihood of pig farms, and farmers must take a proactive approach and use proven methods to protect their livestock.
Learn how African Swine Fever is transmitted and what measures you can put in place to prevent ASF from being introduced to your farm.
African Swine Fever in Pigs
The ASF virus clings to clothing, equipment and vehicles, and it survives in animal feed, water and meat.
Pigs become infected with African Swine Fever by:
- Direct contact with an animal or carcass infected with ASF
- Being bitten by a soft tick (specific to Africa)
- Eating kitchen waste, food residue or meat products from animals infected with ASF
- Contaminated materials from hunters, farm materials or transportation vehicles
- Transmission from biting insects
Symptoms: High fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, skin bleeding and bloody diarrhea; acute mortality rate
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How to Prevent African Swine Fever in Pigs
A biosecurity program with high-quality cleaning and disinfection products and protocols is critical to protect your farm against ASF.
The key areas of African Swine Fever biosecurity are entrance, transport and barn hygiene, drinking water hygiene and drinking water system cleaning and disinfection.
Tips for Preventing African Swine Fever
1. Never feed your animals garbage, leftover food or household waste.
2. Train all employees, visitors and truck drivers to use proper hygiene
products and protocols; good training is key to creating good hygiene habits.
3. Place boot baths outside the barn, at every entrance, and make sure they're maintained well.
4. Make sure transport vehicles coming to your farm are cleaned and disinfected properly.
5. Place disinfecting wheel baths and spraying bows at the entrance of your farm to avoid introduction and transmission of the virus via trucks.
6. Clean and disinfect your feed storage silos and drinking water lines after every cycle so virus can't spread via feed and drinking water.
7. Take samples of your drinking water source to ensure it is not contaminated.
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Addressing ASF With Biosecurity
La prévention des maladies est essentielle pour assurer la bonne santé et la résilience des animaux dans les élevages, et cela passe avant tout par la biosécurité.
La biosécurité externe empêche l'introduction de nouvelles maladies dans l'exploitation. La biosécurité interne contrôle les maladies existantes au sein de l'exploitation. Ecolab est spécialisée dans les deux domaines.
Un programme complet de biosécurité vous aidera à éviter les mauvais résultats, la mortalité des animaux, les coûts de traitement, les antibiotiques, l'emploi inefficace de la main-d'œuvre, les coûts alimentaires, les tests en laboratoire et une image négative sur les marchés.
En réduisant l'introduction et la transmission des maladies infectieuses, vous avez un impact sur votre production et sur votre chiffre d'affaires.