EU announces new regulation on prevention of swine fever: banning leftovers from feeding pigs
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Last Update: 2002-11-04
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Introduction: the European Commission announced new regulations on the prevention of swine fever on the 31st, and hopes to achieve the goal of eliminating swine fever within the scope of EU Member States as soon as possible This new regulation will be implemented in all EU Member States from November 1 The new rules prohibit the use of leftovers from catering agencies to feed pigs, and require that all pigs infected with swine fever be slaughtered According to the regulations, in case of emergency, wild boar can be given oral vaccine In the future, with the development of science and technology, the European Union will also use "tracer vaccine" to distinguish sick pigs from vaccinated pigs Bern, the European Commission's Commissioner for health and consumer affairs, said that healthy livestock can provide healthy food for human beings The protection of animal health is related to food safety and good treatment of animals At the same time, preventing livestock from contracting diseases is of great significance to the EU economy In recent years, EU member states have encountered difficulties and setbacks in the prevention and control of swine fever The swine fever in 1997-1998 forced the European Union Member States to slaughter a large number of pigs, which caused huge economic losses.
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