date:May 05, 2014
tates almost a year ago.
The disease has reduced hog supplies in the United States and sent retail pork prices to record highs.
This disease worries us because the economic consequences would be dramatic if it hit our farms, in Europe and notably in France, Jean-Luc Angot, deputy director general and chief veterinary officer at the French farm ministry, told Reuters.
When you see the numbers, there is a reason to be worried. There are few diseases that have such a high mortality rate at such