Investments related to measures to increase biosecurity in an existing livestock farm

Pig breeding in Bulgaria is a branch with traditions, which is one of the most promising branches of animal husbandry. It is characterized by a high degree of industrialization and concentration, and a developed fodder base. The spread of African swine fever (ASF) is a serious threat to the development of the sector. The disease, which generates serious losses for farmers from Central and Eastern Europe - Poland, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, etc., in 2018 was registered in Bulgaria, and in 2019 was confirmed an outbreak of ASF in the back. yard on the territory of Targovishte municipality (Order № RD 11-1381 / 17.07.2019). In this regard, prevention is the best protection at farm level. Against this background, the importance of investing in biosecurity technologies and the exchange of experience stands out. In order to increase the level of biosecurity and prevent contamination on the territory of its livestock facilities, the company intends to purchase six air intake systems with a screen from a biosecurity protection network, which will be installed on six livestock buildings. The purpose of this investment is to achieve isolation of the internal micro-environment in the buildings from the external one in order to prevent the free entry of insects and birds into the buildings where pigs are kept. Restricting the access of birds and blood-drinking insects to pigs is vital to prevent African plague from entering the site. It is also planned to purchase modern disinfection systems to be installed at the entrances of the pig complexes. In this way, a better level of disinfection of incoming to the site, feed trucks and other necessary raw materials will be achieved.

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