Minister admits ASF outbreak likely within a year – NPA demands more urgency

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The National Pig Association has called for a more robust approach from Defra and the UK port authorities to keeping disease out of the UK, after a Government Minister admitted an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is likely within a year.

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