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Option 2: Removal of all backyard production around

commercial farms

Aspects which are used for the assessment:
 Feasibility to implement
During an outbreak the preventive cull of pigs on backyard holdings can be part of the implemented control measures. Pigs are
compensated at market prices. However, the removal of pigs from backyard holdings in non-infected areas and preventing restocking is
challenging.
 Socio-Economic impact
Owners of pigs in backyard holdings need to be compensated. When temporal removal is foreseen as in an outbreak of ASF the situation
differs from the permanent stopping of production at backyard holdings. Whether this is reflected in compensation paid to the pig owners is
unclear.
 Additional regulation needed
In case of ASF outbreaks current regulation allows for the preventive culling of pigs. It is unclear whether current legislation allows for the
removal of pigs from an area permanently.
 Impact on development opportunities for the pig sector
Preventive removal of pigs from backyard holdings as a requirement for the establishment of new commercial farms ads an additional
constraint. It will take time and effort to convince owners of backyard holdings to give up pig production and create a pig free area. The
amount of opposition against these plans is unclear.

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