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Is é atá san Fhiabhras Muc ná galar víreach i muca a fhéadann bheith idir géar agus ainsealach agus ar féidir leis a bheith freagrach as bás, teip atáirgthe, breoiteacht a thagann ar ais arís nó ionfhabhtú ó bhroinn. Bíonn impleachtaí díreacha ag gabháil leis d’fheirmeoirí ós rud é gur féidir an galar a scaipeadh trí theagmháil dhíreach le hainmhithe, ábhair éillithe, nó ó cránacha ionfhabhtaithe dá mbainbh.
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Classical Swine Fever is a viral disease of pigs that can range in severity from acute to chronic and can result in death, reproductive failure, wasting, recurrent illness or congenital infection. It has serious implications for farmers in that the virus can be spread through direct animal contact, contaminated materials, or from infected sows to their piglets. The only way to eliminate the disease is to destroy all infected animals and their products. The virus can also survive in poorly cooked meat or in some cured products. Department of Agriculture Fisheries, Food and the Marine has a contingency plan in place for protecting the national pig herd.
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