An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the Orel region does not threaten the interest of the largest pork producer in the region - Znamenskii breeding and genetic center (Znamensky SGC), the power of the pig which is 13.3 thousand sows. This reports the press service of the regional government.

Situation outbreak of ASF on the farm "Orelselprom" in Mtsensk district is under control.

"The veterinary system security on the company's reliability. But given the threats tightened control on the movement of equipment and people. Under special control taken transport", - quotes the press service of the words of the Director General of the sign SGC Elena Klimova. Enterprise selection and genetic centre are at a safe distance from the fire ASF.

Measures to eliminate the source of disease

Governor Vadim Potemski on Friday held an emergency meeting and signed a decree which defined a set of measures to eliminate the source of disease. "All organizations pig-breeding complex of the region strengthened measures to ensure security. The quarantine has been imposed, - said the press service. - Imposed quarantine in the first zone of the hearth ASF within a radius of 5 km, defined second area of quarantine with the definition of clear-cut boundaries, organized the posts on the roads".

The genetic material of the virus in the meat of dead animals was previously identified on two farms in Voronezh and Orel regions. About December 27, reported the official website of the Federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). We are talking about a farm for growing pigs LLC agroresources-Voronezh" Petropavlovsk district of Voronezh region and pigs on the farm CJSC Orelselprom" of the Mtsensk district of Oryol oblast. "In the pockets of working specialists of the state veterinary services of the Voronezh and Orel regions under the control of the territorial administrations of the Rosselkhoznadzor. Conducted epidemiological investigation of the causes of outbreaks, measures are taken to eliminate them and prevent further spread of ASF", - stated in the message of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

According to him, "the population of the affected farms in December of the current year there were on pig company Tambov, Voronezh, Orel, Belgorod, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Moscow, Penza, Nizhny Novgorod regions".