426 pigs out of 560 dead pigs died due to African swine fever in a private household in the village Molodiia Hlybotskyi district of the Chernivtsi region.
The information was reported by the acting Head of Department of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Toader Nimizhan in Hlybotskyi district.
Firstly, it became known about the death of 20 pigs. When experts arrived at the scene, it turned out that the number of dead animals is much larger. As of 2 am on 12 February, the mortality was 250 pigs, and then the number of dead animals reached 426. In total, there were 560 pigs on the farm.
According to Toader Nimizhan, the study of samples in the laboratory confirmed the diagnosis - African swine fever. All 560 pigs, as well as food had to be burned.