The Latvian veterinary authorities have reported five new outbreaks of classical swine fever or hog cholera in Dagdas county, Ludzas county and Zilupes county.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received Follow-up Report No. 3 on 4 January 2013.
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Latvia has no plans to impose restrictions on the export of pigs due to recently identifying an outbreak of Classical Swine Fever on the border with Russia and Belarus, stated by the Minister of Agriculture of the country, Laimdota Strauyuma.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported that Classical Swine Fever is present in Latvia.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification yesterday, 15 September. According to the report, the disease was first observed on 30 August, and on 11 September, the presence of the causal virus, Brucella suis, was confirmed.
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Due to amendments to the animal rights protection law, animal slaughter that is based on religious tradition will be allowed to be carried out in Latvia, as previously this was not permitted at all.Currently, the amendments – endorsed by Saeima (the parliament of the Republic of Latvia) - is in its final reading, according to a media report by The Baltic Course.
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Sixteen largest Latvian producers of meat products, as well as seven piggeries have filed a petition to the local Food-Veterinary Service of Latvia (PVD) expressing its desire to start exports of its products to Russia and possibly Ukraine.As part of continuing
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