Purebred pigs were delivered to Ukraine for the first time by plane
Livestock
Last week, 88 purebred boars were brought to Ukraine by air for the first time. Reported in the Association "Pig Breeders of Ukraine".
Transportation by air was forced by the ban on land transportation of pigs due to the ASF epidemic in Europe.
“Despite the high cost of renting an aircraft, the obligation to supply pure-bred boars must be fulfilled. These costs were borne by the Canadian company Genesus and its partner LLC Genesus Ukraine. The partner pig farms paid only for the cost of the animals. It is pleasant to note that the first precedent of the import of live pigs to Ukraine by air was successful, ”commented Olena Serbin, Director of Genesus Ukraine LLC.
The animals are currently in quarantine at the destination farms.