As African swine fever (ASF) is considered to be largely contained in Saxony, the restricted zones will be reduced in size. The EU Commission has approved a corresponding application from Saxony, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced. Accordingly, only one case of ASF has been detected in the district of Bautzen in the past twelve months.
The area of restricted zone II (endangered area) will thus be reduced from 1,403 to 170 square kilometers in the district of Bautzen. The area of restricted zone I (buffer zone) has also been reduced and now only affects parts of the districts of Bautzen and Görlitz. In the areas that will be free in future, farmers will no longer be subject to restrictions on the utilization of animals and the use of certain feedstuffs. Restrictions on hunting and the use of wild boar have also been lifted for hunters.
