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Bulgaria’s government approves further 28M leva for compensation, steps against ASF

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s government has approved additional funding of up to 28 million leva (about 14 million euro) for the Agriculture Ministry

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Culling at industrial pig farm in Bulgaria’s Rousse continues

August 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Culling of pigs at an industrial farm in Golyamo Vranovo in Bulgaria’s Rousse district, where an outbreak of African Swine

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Bulgaria’s payment of 300 leva aid to farmers who culled pigs to begin after September 1

August 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Payment of one-off aid of 300 leva (about 150 euro) to farmers who have disinfected their smallholding farms after complying

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Culling begins at another industrial pig farm in Bulgaria

August 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Culling of 4000 pigs at an industrial farm, one of seven in Bulgaria where African Swine Fever (ASF) has been

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Food Safety agency confirms new ASF outbreaks in Rousse, Blagoevgrad

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said that it had confirmed new outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF), in wild pigs

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Bulgaria confirms four new cases in wild pigs

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said that it had confirmed four new cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Compulsory culling of pigs begins in southern Bulgaria

August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

After the passing of the deadline for owners of domestic pigs in southern Bulgaria to kill them as a measure

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: 80 000 pigs culled at two farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The culling and burial of close to 80 000 pigs at two industrial pig farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse district where

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Bulgaria confirms three new cases

August 8, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said on August 8 that it had confirmed three new cases of African Swine Fever

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