Over the past three months, within the framework of the project «Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine»:
— 400 stakeholders surveyed (industrial farms, households, hunting farms, private veterinarians and laboratories) to assess disease risks, including ASF, and antimicrobial warfare practices. The survey covered animal disease prevention and control, biosecurity measures, access to critical production resources (including veterinary products), marketing channels for animals and pig products, etc;
— two audits on the biosafety of the pig farms were conducted;
— cooperation with American specialists in preparing video materials on the best biosecurity practices in domestic farms has been agreed upon;
— developed a training course for advanced training for veterinarians of pig farms. The launch is scheduled for April. Iowa State University swine health specialist Dr. Justin Brown has been selected as the lead speaker;
— the first round of free laboratory tests for twenty swine farms has been launched. AUPB partner Biosafety-Center, a research center for biosecurity and environmental resource control, will conduct the research.
The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by domestic pork producers. The main purposes of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of sales markets, and protection of domestic sales market.
