Order No. 621 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating Veterinary Rules for keeping pigs for the purpose of their reproduction, rearing and sale. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal health Animal reproduction Animal feed/feedstuffs Swine Quarantine Disinfection/disinfestation Insects Livestock water use Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on 1 January 2021. Abstract Veterinary rules for keeping pigs for the purpose of their reproduction, rearing and sale establish requirements for the conditions of keeping pigs, implementation of quarantine measures for pigs, mandatory preventive measures and diagnostic studies of pigs kept by citizens, also in personal subsidiary farms, in peasant farms, by individual entrepreneurs, organizations and institutions of penitentiary system, other organizations and institutions containing up to 1,000 heads of pigs, inclusive, as well as containing more than 1,000 heads of pigs. It shall be prohibited to keep pigs in farms located on the sites of former cattle burial grounds, wastewater treatment facilities, landfills for solid household waste, enterprises for the processing of raw hides and manure storages. The territory of the farm must be fenced in a way that excludes the possibility of unauthorized persons and vehicles entering this territory, as well as restricting the access of animals, including animals without an owner and wild animals (with the exception of birds and small rodents). The farm must provide free-range keeping of pigs or walking of pigs indoors or under sheds, excluding contact of pigs with other animals, including birds. It is forbidden to use moldy and/or frozen litter for keeping pigs on the farm, as well as litter contaminated with substances that can harm the health of pigs upon contact. Disinsection, desacarization and deratization of pig-breeding premises should be carried out at least once a year, as well as when insects, ticks, rodents are visually detected or traces of their stay (bites, droppings) are detected. Feed and feed additives used for feeding pigs must comply with veterinary and sanitary requirements and standards. Drinking water must be used for drinking pigs and preparing feed for them. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru