COA tests ‘no shots’ plan for classical swine feverBy Yang Yuan-ting / Staff reporterTaiwan’s pork products could be sold to more countries if vaccinations against classical swine fever were no longer needed, Council of Agriculture (COA) Deputy Minister Huang Chin-cheng (黃金城) said on Saturday. However, countries such as Japan still ban imports of pork products from areas with classical swine fever, including Taiwan. The first 3,000 “sentinel” pigs from 150 farms would soon be slaughtered, and no classical swine fever has so far been detected among them, Huang said. It is very difficult to eliminate classical swine fever, especially when it can spread to wild boars, he added. Once the nation is free of classical swine fever, its pork products could be sold worldwide, he said, expressing optimism over the prospect.

Source: Taipei Times August 02, 2021 15:56 UTC