African swine fever survives well in animal feed and during oceanic travel, making the risk of its spread greater, says Pipestone Veterinary Services’ Scott Dee.
派普斯通兽医服务（Pipestone Veterinary Services）的斯科特·迪伊(Scott Dee)说，非洲猪瘟病毒可以存活于动物饲料和海洋运输，这加大了其传播的风险。
There may be no confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) in the United States pig herd, but that doesn’t mean the virus isn’t already present in the United States.
美国猪群中可能没有非洲猪瘟（ASF）的确诊病例，但这并不意味着该病毒在美国就不存在。
Because the ASF virus has been proven to survive in animal feed, as well as endure a trip across an ocean, the animal feed and pig industries need to be particularly vigilant, said Scott Dee, director of research, Pipestone Veterinary Services. Dee spoke of the risk of ASF’s spread on August 28 during the webinar, “African Swine Fever Update,” sponsored by Kemin and hosted by WATT Global Media.
派普斯通兽医服务的研究主管斯科特•迪伊说，由于非瘟病毒已被证明可以在动物饲料以及长途海洋运输中存活，动物饲料和养猪业需要特别警惕。迪伊在8月28日的非洲猪瘟研讨会上谈到了非瘟传播的风险。
No country has been hit harder by the ASF outbreak than China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of pork. China is also the only country where certain feed ingredients can be accessed, which presents a huge risk for those who mix and use feed.
中国是世界上最大的猪肉生产国和消费国，也是某些饲料成分唯一的来源地，这对那些混合和使用饲料的养殖户来说是一个巨大的风险。
“I think African swine fever virus entering the United States through contaminated feed is a daily risk,” Dee said. “It hasn’t happened yet, as far as jumping into pigs, but based on the survival data in feed, and the amount of materials that we import from China of this high-risk nature, I’m quite certain that the virus has entered the country. It just has not yet jumped into pigs.”
迪伊说:“我认为非洲猪瘟病毒通过受污染的饲料进入美国是一个日常风险。“目前还没有发生这种情况，甚至还没有发生在猪身上，但是根据饲料中的病毒存活数据，以及我们从中国进口的这种高风险材料的数量，我非常确定病毒已经进入了美国，只是还没有影响到生猪。”
According to data provided during the webinar by Will Sawyer, lead economist – protein, Cobank, ASF has also been detected in nine of the world’s top pork-consuming markets: China, the European Union, Russia, Vietnam, Philippines, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Belarus and Serbia.
根据Cobank首席经济学家威尔•索耶（Will Sawyer）在研讨会期间提供的数据，非洲猪瘟还发现于全球9个最大的猪肉消费市场：中国、欧盟、俄罗斯、越南、菲律宾、乌克兰、香港、白俄罗斯和塞尔维亚。
A plan to help keep ASF away
一个预防非瘟的计划
Dee said one way to help prevent the entry and spread of ASF, which is being researched by Pipestone, is developing and implementing what he called a responsible imports program. Other companies in the U.S. are also applying such a program.
迪伊说，防止非洲猪瘟进入美国并传播的一个办法是制定和实施可靠的进口计划。美国其他公司也在申请类似的项目。
It is a protocol, or science-based plan, for introducing essential products from ASF-infected countries, he explained.
他解释说，这是一个从非瘟感染国家引进必需产品的协议、一个有科学依据的计划。
If focuses in seven key areas:
1、From what country is the imported product coming?
2、What is the virus of concern?
3、What is the type of feed ingredient?
4、What is the time frame between when the ingredient is produced and when it arrives at the feed mill?
5、Are there audits that can be used at key locations such as the ingredient manufacturing plant at the country of origin or at the receiving area in the United States?
6、Are there designated storage facilities that can hold the materials for a specific time and at a specific temperature to allow the virus to naturally die?
7、Are there any mitigant additives that can either kill the virus or provide a reduction in viral load?
重点关注7个关键点：
1. 进口产品来自哪个国家？
2. 需要关注的病毒是什么？
3. 饲料原料是什么类型？
4. 饲料成分从生产到送至饲料厂的时长？
5. 在关键地点是否有可用的审查制度，如是在饲料成分原产地或在美国的接收点？
6. 是否有指定存储设备，用于在特定时间、特定温度下保存这些原料，直至病毒自然死亡？
7. 是否有任何病毒缓解添加剂可以杀死病毒或降低病毒载量？
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