SYUNIK REMAINS IMMUNE TO ASF

ARMENPRESS
Nov 14, 2007

KAPAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS; The southern province of Syunik has
been immune so far to a deadly disease, known as African Swine Fever
(ASF) that has killed already thousands of pigs in other parts of
the country and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Edgar Tokhsants, chief of the local food safety and veterinary
department, said although no cases of the disease were registered
the provincial authorities are on the look-out carrying out a set of
preventive measures.

He said pig owners in the province were said to isolate pigs from other
animals and place disinfectants in front of all entrances to pig farms.

Farmers were told also to butcher and sell mature pigs.

Also 10 check points have been installed on the roads by police to
prevent movement of pigs and pork from other regions of the country
and Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to local agricultural authorities, there are now some 5,000
pigs in the province.
From: Baghdasarian