There is currently no cure for African swine fever, which has devastated China’s domestic herds and caused a 70 per cent rise in pork prices due to the resulting shortages. Photo: Reuters
China’s ‘mutant pigs’ could halt pork crisis as DNA researchers fight to tackle African swine fever outbreak
- African swine fever has killed over 100 million pigs in China, sending pork prices and overall consumer inflation to record highs
- China outspends every other country except the United States on research and development with US$445 billion spent in 2017
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There is currently no cure for African swine fever, which has devastated China’s domestic herds and caused a 70 per cent rise in pork prices due to the resulting shortages. Photo: Reuters