Protect the prosciutto: Italy battles swine fever

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In 2024 alone, between 50,000 and 60,000 pigs were slaughtered across Italy in efforts to contain swine fever.
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Source: AFP

Pig farmer Alberto Cavagnini has slaughtered 1,600 of his hogs due to swine fever, a virus threatening the 20-billion-euro pork industry in Italy, including its world-famous prosciutto.

The disease, which is fatal for pigs and disastrous for the economy, has particularly affected the northern regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and…

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