Russian meat producer Cherkizovo denies swine fever at units

MOSCOW, Mar 23:  Russia’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) yesterday reported suspected outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) at units of Cherkizovo  while the meat producer said independent tests had come back clean. The genetic material of the ASF pathogen was identified in samples from pigs supplied this month to a meat processing plant in the Penza region, the VPSS said.
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