Lithuania is monitoring the situation regarding possible coronavirus mutations in tissue farms

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the issue was discussed with the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) and the Association of Animal Breeders on Wednesday.

“The SFVS assured that so far no COVID-19 germs have been detected in Lithuanian farms and urged animal farms to ensure that if any symptoms are presented to workers, they are isolated from contact with farm animals. skin, “Jurga’s public relations adviser for BNS said Thursday. Vaičiūnė.

Paulius Bušauskas, advisor to the Emergency Department of the Veterinary Service, told the BNS that the tissue keepers had noticed that the animals on the farm had fever, signs of respiratory or digestive damage or increased mortality, or had information that a worker farmer who cared for animals had COVID-19. disease, you should immediately inform the specialists of the institution.

“After evaluating all the information received from the EU countries and the country’s tissue farms, and taking into account the prevalence of COVID-19 in different districts of the country, a risk assessment is carried out in Lithuania. All the fur farms in the country are registered and the number of animals kept in them is known, so the situation in them is constantly monitored ”, he commented.

According to Česlovas Tallat-Kelpša, president of the Lithuanian Fur Breeders Association and director of Vilkijos ūkio, the mutated coronavirus in Denmark is also concerning for Lithuanian entrepreneurs.

“We have tightened the conditions, we constantly ask all employees that if they feel at least the slightest illness, that they do not go to work, that they do not cut wages, so that they do not decide to go to avoid losing money. “We are afraid, of course, but first of all, for the people,” he said.

According to the businessman, the ministry is also talking about possible compensation if ranchers have to destroy farms.

“There was talk with the ministry that there should be compensation. (…) That question remains open,” said Ch. Tallat-Kelpša.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, 71 caregivers in Lithuania currently have more than 1.9 million. of these beasts.

Denmark, the world’s largest producer of tissue hides, said on Wednesday it would destroy all its tissues after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was discovered that spread to humans on farms in the country where the animals are raised.

At least 12 people are estimated to have been infected with the tissue-altered coronavirus.

Researchers are concerned that the altered virus may be fully or partially resistant to the vaccines currently being developed, making them ineffective or only partially effective.

Danish Police Chief Thorkild Fogde said the slaughtering process would begin “as soon as possible”, but acknowledged that plans to destroy more than 15 to 17 million people remain on more than 1,000 farms. weaving “is a very difficult task.”