Italy: Thousands of pigs slaughtered on large farms due to ASF outbreak
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In August and September this year, outbreaks of African swine fever ( ASF ) occurred on five large pig farms near Pavia, affecting a total of more than 12,000 animals. The start dates of outbreaks and the number of susceptible animals are listed below, according to the World Organization for Animal HEALTH (WOAH):
September 27 - Pieve del Cairo - 6868 animals.
September 4 – Dorno – 1191 animals .
September 7 – Sommo – 1850 animals.
August 27 - Zinasko - 2237 animals.
August 30 - Zinasko - 7428 animals.
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