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African swine fever and outdoor farming of pigs
- Source :
- EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare,, Nielsen, S S, Alvarez, J, Bicout, D J, Calistri, P, Canali, E, Drewe, J A, Garin-Bastuji, B, Gonzales Rojas, J L, Herskin, M, Miranda Chueca, M Á, Michel, V, Padalino, B, Pasquali, P, Roberts, H C, Sihvonen, L H, Spoolder, H, Stahl, K, Velarde, A, Viltrop, A, Winckler, C, Blome, S, More, S, Gervelmeyer, A, Antoniou, S-E & Gortázar Schmidt, C 2021, ' African swine fever and outdoor farming of pigs ', EFSA Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, e06639, pp. 1-113 . https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6639, IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archive, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), EFSA Journal, EFSA Journal, Vol 19, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2021), Nielsen, S S, Alvarez, J, Bicout, D J, Calistri, P, Canali, E, Drewe, J A, Garin-Bastuji, B, Gonzales Rojas, J L, Herskin, M, Miranda Chueca, M A, Michel, V, Padalino, B, Pasquali, P, Roberts, H C, Sihvonen, L H, Spoolder, H, Stahl, K, Velarde Calvo, A, Viltrop, A, Winckler, C, Blome, S, More, S, Gervelmeyer, A, Antoniou, S-E, Gortazar Schmidt, C & EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) 2021, ' African swine fever and outdoor farming of pigs ', EFSA Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, 06639 . https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6639
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- This opinion describes outdoor farming of pigs in the EU, assesses the risk of African swine fewer (ASF) introduction and spread associated with outdoor pig farms and proposes biosecurity and control measures for outdoor pig farms in ASF‐affected areas of the EU. Evidence was collected from Member States (MSs) veterinary authorities, farmers’ associations, literature and legislative documents. An Expert knowledge elicitation (EKE) was carried out to group outdoor pig farms according to their risk of introduction and spread of ASF, to rank biosecurity measures regarding their effectiveness with regard to ASF and propose improvements of biosecurity for outdoor pig farming and accompanying control measures. Outdoor pig farming is common and various farm types are present throughout the EU. As there is no legislation at European level for categorising outdoor pig farms in the EU, information is limited, not harmonised and needs to be interpreted with care. The baseline risk of outdoor pig farms for ASFV introduction and its spread is high but with considerable uncertainty. The Panel is 66–90% certain that, if single solid or double fences were fully and properly implemented on all outdoor pig farms in areas of the EU where ASF is present in wild boar and in domestic pigs in indoor farms and outdoor farms (worst case scenario not considering different restriction zones or particular situations), without requiring any other outdoor‐specific biosecurity measures or control measures, this would reduce the number of new ASF outbreaks occurring in these farms within a year by more than 50% compared to the baseline risk. The Panel concludes that the regular implementation of independent and objective on‐farm biosecurity assessments using comprehensive standard protocols and approving outdoor pig farms on the basis of their biosecurity risk in an official system managed by competent authorities will further reduce the risk of ASF introduction and spread related to outdoor pig farms.<br />This publication is linked to the following EFSA Supporting Publications article: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-6595/full
- Subjects :
- 040301 veterinary sciences
animal diseases
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Biosecurity
free-range
Baseline risk
Legislation
Worst-case scenario
TP1-1185
Plant Science
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Microbiology
outdoor farming
0403 veterinary science
biosecurity measures
Agricultural science
Wild boar
biology.animal
Pig farming
TX341-641
WILD BOAR
free‐range
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
African swine fever
biology
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
business.industry
Chemical technology
AREA
pigs
Anim7316
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
MAINTENANCE
Scientific Opinion
Geography
Agriculture
RISK-FACTORS
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
business
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18314732
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- EFSA Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....07bf3864f797d1b018e09616cfe4c45f