Swine Fever Forces Italian Farmer to Cull 1,600 Hogs
Alberto Cavagnini, a pig farmer in northern Italy, has culled 1,600 of his hogs due to a devastating outbreak of swine fever, posing a significant threat to Italy’s €20 billion pork industry, including its renowned prosciutto. The disease, which is fatal for pigs and economically catastrophic, has particularly impacted the northern regions of Lombardy, Piedmont,…