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- African swine fever (ASF) has led to significant economic losses for small-scale pig farmers in Asia since 2018, causing hesitance in pig production without effective biosafety measures.
- A comprehensive "quadruple protection procedure" (QPP) was tested on 35 farms affected by ASF, focusing on farm construction, environmental disinfection, immunization, and feed quality to promote safe pig farming.
- After implementing QPP, nearly all pigs on the farms were found to be healthy, demonstrating its effectiveness in protecting pigs from ASF and supporting small-scale production.
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African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has caused serious economic losses in Asia since 2018. As ASF is a new emerging disease, many farmers hesitate to raise pigs before biosafety procedures were evaluated to be effective. To support small-scale farms in resuming pig production, a comprehensive procedure, called the quadruple protection procedure (QPP), was tested in 35 small farms which had been confirmed with African swine fever virus (ASFV). The QPP takes care of the farms' construction, environmental disinfection, regular immunization, and feed quality. Qualified daily management was supplemented as well. During a one-year survey four disinfectants and one piece of equipment were used in higher frequency. A 7- or 15-day empty period after the disinfection was suitable when it was combined with the rest of the protection measures from QPP. Totally 18,730 porkers and 3,006 sows were healthy by the end of the study with percentage of 100 and 98.8, respectively, indicating that QPP could protect pigs in small-scale farms from pathogens within China. This study developed an effective protective procedure system for small-scale farms to produce pigs under the risk of ASF outbreak.
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