The dangerous period of African swine fever is 5-9 days. The body temperature of sick pigs suddenly rises above 40.5℃, showing a remittent fever (about 4 days), at this time there are no other significant symptoms, until the body temperature begins to drop or about 2 days before death, symptoms appear. What is the treatment method for African swine fever if the pig farm has an outbreak?

There is no reasonable treatment for this disease, which mainly relies on early diagnosis, killing and destroying the sick pigs and pigs contaminated by the environment on the spot, and completely disinfecting and sterilizing them. Disinfectants such as 5% sodium hydroxide solution are used. The pig farm temporarily stops breeding and is used for other purposes to avoid infection.

If African swine fever occurs, it should be quickly diagnosed in the early stage, reported to relevant departments, and the contaminated meat should be destroyed decisively, strict isolation and protection should be implemented, and the surrounding environment should be disinfected and sterilized completely. This is the only reasonable way to quickly extinguish the disease.

What should be done if a suspected African swine fever occurs?

When a pig farm detects symptoms疑似 African swine fever, it should immediately protect the pigs, limit the movement of pigs, and immediately notify the local township epidemic prevention staff or local veterinary doctors, and also do a good job in disinfection and sterilization work, cooperate with relevant departments to manage the movement. The township epidemic prevention staff should enhance the investigation of pneumonia, make an early diagnosis, and once a suspected pneumonia epidemic is found, it should help the farm protect the pigs, limit the movement, enhance disinfection and sterilization, and report immediately. The official veterinary doctors in the abattoir should focus on checking the diseases of lymph nodes and other organ tissues, and take protective disinfection measures and collect samples for re-examination as required when they find symptoms similar to African swine fever.

How should a pig farm prevent African swine fever?

The key to preventing African swine fever is to manage the feeding of pigs well, ensuring the ‘Five Musts and Four Not Necessities’. ‘Five Musts’:

One must reduce the entry of external staff and vehicles into the pig farm;

Two musts to completely disinfect and sterilize staff and vehicles before entering the pig farm;

Three musts to implement the all-in and all-out feeding management method for pigs;

Four musts to implement protection for newly introduced live pigs;

Five musts to apply for quarantine certificates in accordance with regulations.

The ‘Four Not Necessities’: not to use the slurry or kitchen waste from catering shops or canteens for pig farming; not to scatter feed, to prevent contact between domestic pigs and wild boars; not to transport live pigs from epidemic areas; not to conceal and not report abnormal cases that have occurred.