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In eastern Germany, the producers’ association is calling for more action to protect the nation’s pigs.
Last week, Germany’s agriculture ministry confirmed that a second wild boar in the state of Saxony had tested positive for the African swine fever (ASF) virus. The animal was found in the Görlitz district of the eastern state of Saxony — a district that is outside the previously designated ASF “danger zone.” The location is, however, within the existing “buffer zone.”
Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner called on the stated affected by ASF — Brandenburg and Saxony — to raise their efforts further to protect the domestic pig populations.