Foreign Experience with African Swine Fever - Ilia Zubtsov, PIC, from the 2020 Iowa Pork Congress, held January 22 - 23, 2020, Des Moines, IA, USA.

1. Iowa Pork Congress
January 23, 2020
African Swine Fever in Russia.
Lessons Learned.
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2. First reported case of African Swine Fever was in 2007
and mainly spread in the European part of Russia
Source: Russia Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.
N = 1,527 as of December 31, 2019
Domestic = 912 / Wild = 615

3. Source: Russia Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.
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NumberofOutbreaks
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N = 1,527 as of December 31, 2019
Domestic = 912 / Wild = 615
Number of African Swine Fever outbreaks in domestic
herds grew by over 400% in 2016

4. Russia constantly grew pork production in 2007-2019
Source: Russia National Pork Producers Union.
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5. Protect
Your Farm
Culture of
Transparency
Regionalization
&
Compartment
Meat out of
the food
chain
Listen and
Learn
Russia learnt five major lessons dealing with African
Swine Fever over 12 years

6. Iowa Pork Congress
January 23, 2020
African Swine Fever in Russia.
Lessons Learned.

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Additional Slides

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• ASF is a virus.
• А small number of virus
can infect the pig.
• NO treatment.
• NO vaccine .
• Need contact with virus for
infection.
• Stays in the external
environment for a long
time.
Understanding ASF

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How Long Can The Virus Stay Alive
OIE, EFSA, Iowa State University
Condition Time for inactivation
pH <3.9- >11.5 1 minute
pH 13.4 21 hours
Pig Blood at 4°C 18 months
Pig Blood at wooded surface 70 days
Surface (table, wall) at room temperature 11 days
Organic dirty crates, rooms (at back yard) 1 month
Frozen pork 3-6 months
Grilled pork 15 weeks
Smoked sausage 3-6 months
HighconcentrationofASFVinbloodandabilitytopersistinvariousconditionsforalongtime

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ASF Biosecurity Changes
STRONG BIOSECURITY RULES
AWARENESS
TRUST and OPENNESS

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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• Staff must avoid contact
with another pig (Back Yard,
Zoo).
• Hunting is prohibited – if
you have contact with wild
boars at weekend you must
inform the farm manager
• Be careful at open markets
(don’t touch different meat,
use another clothes)
Direct Contact with Infected Pigs

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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Clean and Dirty Sides
All roads around the farm are DIRTY

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Employees Farm Entry
Shoes changing area

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Employees Farm Entry
Shower In/Out (nothing inside)

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Farm Clothes
Always clean clothes

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• Do not go outside the
farm in working clothes
and always change boots.
• Do not use equipment
and materials from
outside of the farm.
• Don’t cross biosecurity
line when you move pigs
to the truck (transport is
Dirty Area).
Equipment and Pig Trucks
Always remember about clean and dirty sides

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• Check truck before
entry to the farm
territory – inform farm
manager (Trust).
• Disinfection area at
entry for all types of
transport.
Transport
Strictly follow all biosecurity rules

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Transport
Feed truck

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Farm Perimeter
Double fence around the farm territory

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Farm Perimeter
No any high crops close to farm (sunflowers, corn)

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Farm Perimeter
Territory must be clean and tidy (grass cut, soil plowed, no debris)

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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Food
Kitchen waste, food residues can infect wild boars and also back yard pigs

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Food
Meat from infected pig and wild boar can go back to the farm

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How Long Can The Virus Stay Alive
OIE, EFSA, Iowa State University
Condition Time for inactivation
pH <3.9- >11.5 1 minute
pH 13.4 21 hours
Pig Blood at 4°C 18 months
Pig Blood at wooded surface 70 days
Surface (table, wall) at room temperature 11 days
Organic dirty crates, rooms (at back yard) 1 month
Frozen pork 3-6 months
Grilled pork 15 weeks
Smoked sausage 3-6 months
HighconcentrationofASFVinbloodandabilitytopersistinvariousconditionsforalongtime

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How Long Can The Virus Stay Alive
HighconcentrationofASFVinbloodandabilitytopersistinvariousconditionsforalongtime

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Common Catering
Is the only solution for the situation. People don’t bring any food on farm.

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Common Catering
Food delivery

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Common Catering
Cooking on farm

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Common Catering
Lunch

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Common Catering
Food ingredients storage

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Hands Sanitation and Hygiene
WASH and DISENFECT you hands before and after the meal

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Hands Sanitation and Hygiene
Cut your nails. Food and dirt can remain under the nails and potentially infect the pigs

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Hands Sanitation and Hygiene
Disinfect your hands every time you go back to the barn

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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• Ticks can keep and transfer
ASF. Do you have
Ornithodoros (soft) ticks?
• Flies can transfer virus
mechanically.
Tick and Flies Control
Use insect repellent and keep farm territory clean and tidy

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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• Don’t contact with wild boar.
• Keep farm territory clean
and tidy.
• Remove all the wastage and
debris close to farm.
• Check your farm fence (cut
grass close to farm).
• Don’t eat meat and sausage
from wild boar at sleeping
area.
Wild Boar Control
Inform your farm manager if you see a wild boar close to the farm

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• Transparent pig inventory.
• Purchase of pigs from
specialized pig farms with
the availability of
veterinary documents.
• Do not move animals out
of the Region without
veterinary documents.
Prevention of ASF in Back Yard Production
Follow recommended steps

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• Do not feed unprocessed
food waste and animal
slaughter products to
pigs.
• Exclude pigs on the
streets.
• Regularly disinfect the
territory, treat pigs
against ticks.
Prevention of ASF in Back Yard Production
Follow recommended steps

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• Slaughter pigs at certified
killing plants.
• Conduct an appropriate
diagnosis in the event of
disease, death of pigs
with suspicion of ASF, CSF
immediately report this
to state veterinary
authorities.
Prevention of ASF in Back Yard Production
Follow recommended steps

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ASF Biosecurity Awareness

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ASF Biosecurity Changes
STRONG BIOSECURITY RULES
AWARENESS
TRUST and OPENNESS

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• COMPARTMENT system for all
pig farms:
• Biosecurity
• Close indoor system
• Feed
• Movement pigs between farms
• New law:
• ACTION IN ASF OUTBREAK (since
2016)
• REGINALISATION for animal
disease
Changes in Legislation