Serbia to cull 11,000 pigs due to African swine fever, Tanjug reports

BELGRADE: ‌Serbian authorities have begun culling 11,000 pigs at a farm in the west of the country following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), the Tanjug news agency reported on ‌Wednesday, citing ‌Agriculture Minister Dragan Glamocic. The ‌cull ⁠at the farm ⁠in the village of Hrtkovci is expected to take several days. Tanjug quoted Glamocic as saying ⁠the state would compensate ‌the ‌farm’s owners. “The pigs are euthanized ‌painlessly and then ‌safely disposed of,” Glamocic was quoted as saying. Serbia currently has several active ASF ‌outbreaks.

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