Ministry of Agriculture proposes to update veterinary rules for the maintenance of pigs

It is proposed to ban the placement of pig farms on the territory of former rawhide enterprises, junk yards and treatment facilities. Such a norm is contained in the new veterinary rules developed by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Ministry of Agriculture proposes to update veterinary rules for the maintenance of pigs

The draft order is published on regulation.gov.ru. It is planned that the document will enter into force on January 1, 2021. The new veterinary rules will determine the norms for the maintenance of pigs in both - large livestock complexes and in personal subsidiary farms, as well as in various organizations, for example, in institutions of the penal and correctional system, where there are their own pig farms. "Pigs housing is not allowed at enterprises located in the places of former animal burial sites, domestic wastes landfills, treatment facilities, rawhide enterprises and manure reservoirs," the document says. It is proposed to apply this requirement to pig complexes of a closed type, where more than 1000 heads are housed. Limitations are associated with the possible spread of animal-threatening infections. For example, the African swine fever virus is resistant to rotting and drying, can persist in the soil for up to 200 days.

It is worth noting that in the old version of the rules approved in 2016, it was forbidden to have closed-type pig farms only on animal burial sites, in manure reservoirs and on the territory of former livestock premises. The new veterinary rules are also brought into line with the federal law on responsible animal welfare, adopted by the State Duma in December 2018. For example, a pig breeding enterprise of a closed type must have a solid fence or otherwise prevent the penetration of "unauthorized persons and vehicles, as well as limit the access of wild animals and animals without an owner." In the previous edition, it was only about "preventing the penetration of wild animals" into the territory of the pig complex. The concept of "animals without owners" was defined by a new law. Nevertheless, most of the requirements of the new rules repeat the previous document. This applies to the period of quarantine for fresh consignment of animals - 30 calendar days, strict requirements for the maintenance of livestock, cleaning, deraturation and disinfection of the premises of pig farms.

SOURCE: vetandlife.ru