PSA emergency
“We have strengthened the commissioner structure through the appointment of three sub-commissioners who will strengthen the synergies and collaboration between the State and the Regions, so as to be able to effectively deal with the spread of Psa“. This was declared by the undersecretary of Masaf, Patrick La Pietra, on the sidelines of the meeting on PSA, held today at the Ministry of Health, in the presence of Undersecretary Gemmato, representatives of the Regions, agricultural, breeding and pig industry associations.
Swine fever, change of approach
“We are changing our approach to the problem thanks to the work of the extraordinary commissioner – continued Undersecretary La Pietra -, so as to be able to guarantee health safety parameters and protect farms. The Ministry of Defense is also actively contributing to the containment of the number of wild boars in the territories, particularly affected by the ASF, which with the Air Force and Navy soldiers, also thanks to the use of drones, is operating in a synergistic perspective with the other subjects interested in the implementation of the ungulate containment strategy. However, let us remember that the problem will not be solved overnight, despite the technology and men employed, because unfortunately we are starting from an extremely high surplus."
Teams of bioregulators
“It is essential that as soon as possible the Regions give us an accurate snapshot of the numbers of ungulates present in excess in the territory so that we can effectively activate the teams of bioregulators and win this difficult battle” concludes La Pietra.