China - A report of 15,000 dead pigs found floating in Shanghai river

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Over 900 dead pigs found floating in Shanghai river

English.news.cn 2013-03-09 22:50:24

SHANGHAI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 900 dead pigs have been retrieved from Shanghai's Huangpu River as of Saturday afternoon after a large number of bodies were found floating in the water, local authorities said.

The dead pigs were spotted in the Songjiang section, the upstream of the Huangpu River and a drinking water source for Shanghai residents, according to the city's water supplies bureau.

The bureau said the water quality has not been affected. However, to ensure tap water safety, local environmental protection and water supplies authorities have beefed up quality examination at the water intakes as well as the whole water disinfection process.

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1,200 dead pigs retrieved in Shanghai river

Xinhua, March 11, 2013

Over 1,200 dead pigs have been fished out of Shanghai's Huangpu River by Sunday afternoon and the source of the pigs is traced upstream, local authorities said.
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According to the labels pinned in the ears of the pigs which are used to trace their information, the dead pigs are found to come from the upstream waters of the Huangpu River.

The local authorities are conducting coordinated efforts to stop the dumping of dead pigs from the source.

Local media reports said the pigs mainly came from Shanghai's neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
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http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-03/11/content_28198080.htm

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The key question here is 'What killed the pigs?'

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The key question here is 'What killed the pigs?'

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Pig virus detected in Shanghai river water

English.news.cn 2013-03-11 13:24:51


SHANGHAI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A pig virus has been found in a water sample of a river where 1,200 dead pigs had been fished out, Shanghai authorities said. Laboratory tests found porcine circovirus (PCV) in one of the water samples taken from Huangpu River, a water source for city residents, sources with Shanghai municipal agricultural commission said Monday.

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Wikipaedia entry on porcine circovirus. According to this, this virus (alone) does not cause clinical signs, but some mortality may be associated with a secondary infection with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), but it looks like this is restricted to piglets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcine_circovirus

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More than 2,200 dead pigs found in Chinese river
By Kazunori Takada, Reuters

SHANGHAI - Over 2,200 pigs have been found dead in one of Shanghai?s main water sources, official media reported on Monday, triggering a public outcry in China where concerns over food safety and environmental pollution run high.

The carcasses were probably dumped in the Huangpu river in Zhejiang province and the total number was expected to increase, the Global Times quoted Xu Rong, director of Shanghai Songjiang District Environmental Protection Bureau, as saying...

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More than 2,800 dead pigs found in Chinese river

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According to Xinmin newspaper, 2,813 pigs were fished out of the Huangpu River, which provides drinking water for Shanghai's 23 million people...

Some of the pigs were infected with porcine circovirus (PCV) virus, according to an official statement by the Shanghai Agriculture Committee.

The statement posted on China's Twitter-like social media service Weibo said that the disease would not infect humans.

A water management officer said by telephone that results of hourly water tests were normal.
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According to Jiaxing Daily, many pigs have died in the area in recent several months. In Zhulin village alone, there were 10,078 dead pigs in January, 8,325 in February, it reported. The newspaper added that the cause of death was down to the cramped conditions the animals were kept in.
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This story was originally published on Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:14 AM EDT

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The upper reaches of the Huangpu River the Songjiang waters the dead pig salvage continues display dead pig ear tag from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in multiple places
2013-03-10 11:23
Source: Xinmin Network reporter: HU Yan Xun, Xiaojun Wei Xinmin Net Editor: Wang Ling

Diagram: pig ears, ear tag. Xinmin Net Xiaojun Wei-site return

Figure: the Songjiang HengLiaoJing along the river during the the dead pig salvage work. Xinmin Net Xiaojun Wei-site return


Video: pigs ear tag information display dead pig from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and more. Xinmin Net Chan Tung Tat production
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　　On the 10th and picked up more than a thousand dead pigs environment to reinforce the fleet has to go
　　Songjiang environmental protection department traced on the morning of the 10th, picked up the 300 bulls dead pig
　　Upstream of the Huangpu River the Songjiang waters found dead pig 929 is full salvage treatment
　　Shanghai water sector: dead pig or downstream from the upstream and down is not currently monitored water quality problems
　　Huangpu River water source protection zones floating a large number of dead pigs have picked up the 45 in 4 days
　　Jiaxing media reports:
　　Jiaxing Daily: dead pig processing, a farming Omura pain of
　　Jiaxing throw dead pig phenomenon rise again
　　[Xinmin network exclusive reports] The Songjiang HengLiaoJing the water has a large number of dead pigs. March 10, Xinmin Network reporter once again came to the scene to see, although after days of salvage, but still, you can see the salvage operation on the dead pig, river floating water continues. Today reporter saw dead pig ears similar livestock ID card "ear marked" present the relevant departments are also based on this clue to trace the source of the group of dead pigs.
　　Nearby residents said the river appeared dead pig is not the first time
　　According to data released by the Shanghai Municipal Agricultural Commission yesterday (9), the Huangpu Jiang Songjiang paragraph waters floating dead pig from the upper reaches of the Huangpu River, has been salvaging dead pig 900 bulls. Xinmin Network reporter once again came to the the Songjiang HengLiaoJing along the river in March 10 found on the river is still not able to see the dead pigs emit bursts rancid. Up to one, the reporter saw more than 10 heads of rotting dead pig. The scene, the salvage operation continued greening department staff will be responsible for the river cleaning work a dead pig salvaged only after the centralized sound processing.
　　The reporter interviewed several residents in the neighborhood, these people have said, on the river appears dead pig is not the first time, but the number does not this more. Surnamed Wang, the villagers said, every year to see dead pig on the surface of the river, but not clearly come from, just know that floated down from upstream.
　　Ear tag information display dead pig from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and more
　　Wen Wei Po reported, according to the relevant provisions of the People's Republic of China on Animal Epidemic Prevention ", most of the country, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, reared piglets 45-60 days of age, weighing about 20 kilograms, jab, identity card similar livestock ear tag implanted in each pig ears at the same time. Xinmin Network reporter at the scene today, also see these dead pig ears, ear tag, but above illegible, unable to identify the specific information.
　　Songjiang Agriculture Committee staff, told reporters at the scene, Shanghai has a mechanism for the dead pig, come to receive the dead pig, that is, by the Community Agriculture Committee, and then concentrated to harmless treatment and to compensate the farmers, as the case But in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and there is no such mechanism. At the same time, the staff said, according to the figures of the of salvaged dead pig ear tag ", to determine the initial group of dead pigs from several places, including Jiaxing, Zhejiang, Pinghu, as well as Jiangsu and other places. Yesterday Songjiang environmental protection departments all the way upstream, found upstream there are still a large number of dead pig corpses.
　　The past few days, Jiaxing Daily reported local farmers throw dead pig phenomenon. Jiaxing Daily reported on March 6, the phenomenon of dead pigs throw in Jiaxing five counties (cities) in two districts exist to varying degrees, newspaper reporters passing Pinghu City, Pinghu Avenue, Pine Valley Bridge on the river floating four or five dead pigs, stopped by the debris and dead pigs are on both sides of the net, gathered under the bridge. Another According to Jiaxing daily reports, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, the new the Fengzhen pig first Omura Jhulin Village, the village more than 1400 households every family pig, last winter and spring, the dead pig phenomenon is particularly serious, 10078 January 2 January 8325 and March these days daily average of 300 bulls.
　　According to the Wen Wei Po said, Songjiang Propaganda Department official said, the related departments report to their superiors, has informed the upstream region to carry out an investigation, from the source to prevent dead pigs abandoned behavior.
　　Dead pig floating in the waters and water intake in a range
　　In addition, today (10) morning, the the waterworks Maogang factory director Chen Boyun Xinmin Network reporter said that floating in most of the river dead pig is not rotting, so little impact on the surrounding water bodies, departments are to speed up the salvage speed . At the same time, Chen Boyun appears dead pig floating in the river and drinking water intake waterworks in a range of water sector an hour on the water quality monitoring time, the latest data show that the current water quality and the situation before the display normal.
　　At the same time, the reporter learned from the the Shanghai Songjiang western tap Ltd. Laboratory Centre about the incident to the water quality monitoring indicators are normal, Once abnormal water quality, the water will be put liquid chlorine and activated carbon to purify water. (HU Yan Xun, Xinmin Network reporter Xiaojun Wei)

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Click on the link to see the pollution on the banks of that river. How do we know that the pollution did not kill the pigs?

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The Shanghai Songjiang waters salvage dead pig 3323 place to deal with difficult
Social VientianeNew Media Network - Xinmin NetHU Yan Xun 2013-03-11 17:10I want to share 1785

Diagram: Songjiang waters of salvage dead pig 3323 Xinmin Network reporter HU Yan Xun Figure
[Xinmin network exclusive reported on March 11, Xinmin Network reporter learned from a number of departments in Songjiang, from 5 days found dead pig since the waters salvage dead pig in Songjiang 3323. Fearing dead pigs rotting affect water quality, the salvage work continues.
It is reported that the March 5 HengLiaoJing river is found in a large number of dead pigs, ended at 15 o'clock on the 11th, Songjiang waters of salvage dead pig 3323. Jinshan, Minhang also salvage of dead pigs. Fearing dead pigs rotting will affect water quality, under the premise of ensuring the safety of operations, staff salvage work every day from 6:00 in the morning and continued until dark.

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Pig virus detected in Shanghai river water

English.news.cn 2013-03-11 13:24:51


SHANGHAI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A pig virus has been found in a water sample of a river where 1,200 dead pigs had been fished out, Shanghai authorities said. Laboratory tests found porcine circovirus (PCV) in one of the water samples taken from Huangpu River, a water source for city residents, sources with Shanghai municipal agricultural commission said Monday.

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The link goes to the California Department of Food and Agriculture on Porcine Circovirus - Most pigs have the virus, but few are "affected" by it. One would expect to find the virus in the water with this many decomposing pigs.

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_...ovirus_Q_A.pdf

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Thousands of dead pigs fished out of Shanghai river

Published on Mar 11, 2013
Telegraph correspondent Tom Phillips reports on China's latest health scandal from the foul smelling banks of the Huangpu river in Shanghai where over 3,000 dead pigs have been pulled from the water.
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Authorities deny swine fever. Say some froze to death.

Zhejiang Agriculture Department said the dead pig multi Department of Huangpu River froze to death deny "swine fever"

Mar 11, 2013 7:45 Source: China News

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　　Jiaxing, Zhejiang There are more than 700 million pigs on hand, the general conditions are good farms, pigs throughout mortality rate of 10&#37;, up to 20% poor. "Director Gu said, according to the amount of farming now appears dead the number of pigs is normal mortality. Winter rain, wet, pig weak resistance, ran into some small farming households, poor insulation measures changes in the weather is more likely to lead pig death.

　　Director Gu also said, Jiaxing local farmers dead pig thrown into the river habits. Currently, Zhejiang collection of dead pigs is still in the stage of promotion. "

　　For online means Nanhu District, Jiaxing Xinfeng Town pig first Omura Jhulin Village, the village has more than 1400 households every family pig, last winter and spring, throwing dead pigs phenomenon is particularly serious, 10,078 in January, February 8325 March, these days a daily average of 300 bulls ", the reporter contacted the Lake District Propaganda Department propaganda, Jiaxing, a staff member said, the numbers involved non-accurate data.

　　Reporter telephone Nanhu District Animal Husbandry Secretary yellow before tomorrow, he told reporters, a total of more than 40,000 pig herds in South Lake, dead pigs and more for the pig, the cause of death is more than the Department of freezing to death, the specific circumstances will the publicity department announced. (Reporter Li Feiyun)

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Diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in Chinese swine farms

AFD - PNAS: Abundant Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Chinese Swine Farms

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Shanghai Races to Clean River After Finding 5,916 Dead Pigs

By Bloomberg News on March 12, 2013

Shanghai said it?s increasing the frequency of water quality checks after almost 6,000 dead pigs were found in a river that runs through the city.
The number of dead pigs found from the Songjiang section of the Huangpu river more than doubled from yesterday?s tally to 5,916 as of 3 p.m. today, the Shanghai government said on its official microblog. The retrieval of the dead hogs has slowed today, it said.
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The official Xinhua News Agency reported today that ear tags from 14 of the hogs showed they originated from Jiaxing, a major pig-farming region in Zhejiang province. Investigations conducted since the carcasses were first discovered showed no sign of a ?serious? epidemic among the livestock in the city, according to Xinhua.

The mortality rate of hogs in Jiaxing is currently within ?normal? limits, Xinhua said, citing Jiang Hao, a deputy director of the Jiaxing husbandry and veterinary bureau. There may have been many factors that contributed to the deaths of these pigs, including farming techniques, environmental conditions, climate and illness, Jiang was cited as saying.
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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Metro/2013/03/13/Now%2Bnearly%2B6000%2Bpigs%2Btaken%2Bfrom%2Briver/

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A government official of Zhejiang Province told China News Service that the pigs had died because of the cold weather.

A resident in Jiaxing's Zhulin Village who declined to be named told the Oriental Morning Post it was common that thousands of pigs died because the village was breeding too many.

The newspaper said Jiaxing accounted for a quarter of the pigs raised in Zhejiang Province.

The large number of dead pigs had previously attracted illegal vendors who recycled them, processing the meat and selling it to consumers.

The leader of one criminal ring that had processed 78,000 sick and dead pigs since 2008 was sentenced to life in prison. Other members of the 17-strong ring, which was cracked last year, were jailed for between eight months and 12 years.

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