Members of the UK Pig Breeders Association are sounding the alarm. They are concerned that the African swine fever virus has entered their country.

Pig breeders are also depressed by the fact that insufficiently active measures are taken at British airports, seaports and stations to prevent the virus from entering the country.

According to activists, the luggage of visitors should be inspected with greater care and scrupulousness, as, for example, this is done in Northern Ireland, as well as in Scotland.

It is known that in these countries, inspection officers place particular emphasis on familiarizing with the baggage of those visitors who have traveled to countries at high risk of contracting African swine fever virus.

In addition, British pig farmers are surprised why in the territory of their country in the assets of supervisory services there are only two inspection dogs.

“The number of specially trained dogs should be increased, because they demonstrate high rates for the detection of potentially dangerous products for our epizootic environment,” the Pig Breeders Association is confident. “You should also maximize the costs of preventive measures to counter ASF virus.”

According to analysts, the damage from the possible defeat of the British ecosystem by African swine fever can exceed one hundred million pounds.