Given the emergence of new outbreaks of African swine fever in Poland, Estonia and Lithuania, and the risk this may entail for Germany, the Veterinary Authorities of the country conducted a mock outbreak in the land of Schleswig-Holstein earlier this month.
Veterinarians from the Veterinary Services were trained with experts. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Silke Schneider, the country must be prepared for the worst case scenario, and should be able to control the disease quickly.