During the first half of 2024, the project conducted
- part of comprehensive veterinary research, as well as laboratory monitoring of mycotoxins, total fungi and toxicity in feed for 50 pig farms
- visits of veterinary medicine specialists in the form of vet-audits to provide qualified support to improve herd health and production performance at five enterprises directly affected by the war;
- the work of representatives of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and technical specialists of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders to improve and develop state regulations to better respond to the outbreak of infectious diseases and control their spread in Ukraine;
- seven biosafety audits of pig farms;
- work on creating an industry biosafety standard that pork producers can use as a basis for developing biosafety plans for their pig farms.
The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by domestic pork producers. The main goals of the association are to represent and protect the rights and interests of the association's farms, promote the development and implementation of new technologies for efficient pork production, expand sales markets, and protect the domestic market.
