The burning of pigs at Tallinn's main power plant turned out to be unsuccessful

In Estonia, pigs that may have African plague (ASF) are burned. As an experiment, we decided to check whether it could be done at the Irus thermal power plant, which provides the largest district of Tallinn. The effect was unsatisfactory.

"The experiment was unsuccessful. Pig carcasses do not burn completely. Burns skin and subcutaneous fat, but not completely. Large pieces of unburned carcasses remain," stated Enefit Green representative Siim Ots, ERR reports.

According to him, for the purposes of the experiment, they tried to burn five carcasses of pigs not infected with ASF.

The Director General of the Estonian Department of Agriculture and Food (PTA), Raimo Heinam, said that in the event of the spread of infection, the burial of carcasses would be the only serious alternative. According to him, in most European countries pigs are buried, and recycling or incineration is an atypical solution.

The village of Metskyula of the Pykhya-Sakala parish was chosen as a potential place of mass burial of carcasses. The elder of the village, Mekhis Vinni, said that local residents understand the need for burial, but would prefer it to be in another place.

"If this is not possible, then it is important that the next ten farms receive partial financing of drilling artesian wells as a so-called tolerance fee. This should be a written decision covering all farms, and not a temporary measure," Mekhis Vinni said.