There is a date for the end of the embargo on Sardinia for swine fever: on 15 December Brussels will vote on a measure to review the restrictions.

This was announced by Solinas who today in Sassari met the undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Andrea Costa, on a visit to the laboratories and new areas of the Zooprophylactic Institute of Sardinia. Also present were the regional councilors of Health, Mario Nieddu, and of Agriculture, Gabriella Murgia.

"The eradication has cost commitment and sacrifice, but we have embarked on a virtuous path that today is an example for all of Europe ", underlines the governor.

In mid-December, therefore, the restrictions that have weighed on the export of Sardinian pigs and pig products for years will be reviewed: "A quality production and a sector with a patrimony of over 190 thousand registered animals ", remembers Solinas, underlining that Sardinia has " responded punctually to all requests from Europe "and is now" one step away from a historic result "thanks also to the" fundamental "role played by the Zooprophylactic Institute testified by the experience of the Project Unit for the eradication of swine fever African .

(Unioneonline / L)

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