African swine fever Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Government mulls encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming

August 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s agriculture minister plans to propose encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming as swine fever is spreading in the country. […]

Swine fever outbreak recorded on Idavang’s farm in Lithuania

August 7, 2018 BNS 0

An outbreak of swine fever has been recorded on a pig farm in Lithuania’s northern district of Akmene, operated by Denmark’s Idavang, Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service said. […]

African swine fever descends upon entire Jonava region

August 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Six commercial farms have been included in a 10km surveillance zone after the State Food and Veterinary Service diagnosed African swine fever in a pig farm situated in Jonava in Žeimiai village. In addition to […]

Second case of African swine fever detected in Kaišiadorys region

August 3, 2016 LT Daily 0

African swine fever has been diagnosed in Kaišiadorys district for the second time this year. When a pig died in Miežonių village, a swine fever was diagnosed and the two other pigs in the farm […]

Wild Boars to be counted in Lithuania to stop African swine flu spread

February 22, 2016 LT Daily 0

Stepping up the the fight against African swine flu, Lithuanian authorities have said all wild boars in Lithuanian forests will have to be counted by the end of February. […]

Baltic States and Poland ask EU to ease trade restrictions on pig farmers

August 15, 2015 ELTA 0

The ministers of agriculture of the Baltic States and Poland submitted a joint petition to the European Commissioner in charge of health care and food safety to ease trade restrictions on pig farmers and pork handlers in the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak region. […]

Lithuanian minister: We will not be able to stop ASF without EU’s help

August 3, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that the Baltic states and Poland will not be able to stop the spread of African swine fever (ASF) without additional help from the European Commission. […]

Lithuanian veterinary service chief: EU to negotiate resumption of pork exports to Russia

February 2, 2015 BNS 0

Although Moscow claims that the Baltic countries and Poland will not be able to export pork to Russia for at least three more years, the head of the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service believes that the European Commission (EC) will negotiate this issue with Russia. […]

Two more cases of ASF detected in wild boars in Lithuania

January 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The State Food and Veterinary Service of Lithuania said that African swine fever (ASF) was detected in two wild boars in Ignalina district and Kupiškis district, both in north east of the country. One boar was hunted down, while the other one died of natural causes. […]

Economy, war and euro: why are Lithuanians so pessimistic?

October 14, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

According to opinion polls, the Lithuanian public is growing increasingly pessimistic about the country’s economic outlook. This, says economist Žygimantas Mauricas, has a lot to do with the economic stand-off between the European Union and Russia as well as fears about the euro adoption. […]

EU should cover 75 percent of Lithuania’s ASF-related costs, agriculture minister says

October 14, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union (EU) should cover up to 75 percent of Lithuania’s costs in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė has said, adding that the officials representing the Community’s Member States have agreed to increase financing for Lithuania at the Informal Council of Agriculture Ministers. […]

New African swine fever case detected in Lithuania

October 1, 2014 ELTA EN 0

African swine fever (ASF) was ascertained after testing samples of a hunted wild boar in Alytus district, the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) has informed. This is the seventh ASF case in wild boar population in Lithuania and second in Alytus district this year detected in wild animals. […]

Lithuanian dairy sector more resilient to Russian embargo than previously thought

September 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Chief Analyst at DNB bank Indrė Genytė-Pikčienė says that meat exporters will face greater damage from the Russian food imports embargo, whereas dairy producers have accumulated considerable financial reserves to get through this difficult period. […]

Lithuanian EC candidate: Food safety will be crucial in context of political events in Eastern Europe

September 11, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s former health minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, who was on Wednesday officially confirmed as candidate for the health and food safety portfolio in the European Commission, says that the field is very important amid the Russian attempts to politicize food safety issues and the EU negotiations with the United States on a trade agreement. […]

New African Swine Fever outbreak reported in eastern Lithuania

September 1, 2014 BNS 0

A new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been detected on a small farm in the eastern Lithuanian district of Ignalina, some 1.5 kilometres from the border with Belarus, the State Food and Veterinary Service said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian pig farmers ordered to register their livestock

August 20, 2014 ELTA EN 0

A mandatory requirement has been announced in Lithuania to register all pigs by 15 September. Registration will be free of charge. […]

Baltic countries and Poland still working on request to EU over ASF

August 15, 2014 BNS 0

The Baltic countries and Poland have not yet finalized their joint request to the European Commission for support in the fight against African Swine Fever (ASF), Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer, who is coordinating the drafting of the document, said on Thursday. […]