From Wednesday, midnight, the small border crossings in Oost -Astenrijk will be accessible again. They were closed at the beginning of April due to the outbreak of the mouth and mouth disease (MKS) in Slovakia and in Hungary. The veterinary authorities and the import ban of the limited zone in Hungary remain upright until 30 May.
This was announced on Monday by the Governor of Burgenland Anja Haider-Wallner (Greens). The measures have so far prevented a spread of animal diseases to the companies of Austria. However, it will still be announced for the coming weeks “. According to Haider-Wallner, the companies are increasingly committed to organic safety measures to prevent insertion. The epidemic carpets at the open border crossings have been demolished.
Last Friday the security zone, including the four municipalities of the German Jahrndorf, Nickelsdorf, Halbturn and Mönchhof (Neusiedl am See District), included.
Risk assessment must be documented
The state of Burgenland recently decided to prevent the spread of animal diseases in the future. In the future, companies that keep claw animals must perform and document a risk assessment. This also applies to transport companies and other farms in the field of animal husbandry. Moreover, they must clean and disinfect the resources of transport and containers.
Organizers of trade fairs, markets or animal shows must be obliged to submit a BIOS safety concept. They are intended to offer suitable disinfectants for vehicles and transport containers, but also for hand and shoe disinfection at the inputs and outputs and the locations of the event.
Source: Krone
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