China has a good way of using the electric field to prevent African swine fever

Chinese scientists plan to conduct a unique experiment in southwest China to prevent the African swine fever.

According to the plan, high voltage cables will be placed around the corridors to create an electric field, allowing disinfecting the air and protecting animals from infection, according to scientists.

How does the electric field work?

High-pressure electric fields can kill germs , break chemical bonds in harmful substances like ammonia, reduce 50-90% of biogas, create negatively charged particles in the air, bind to chemicals that pollute the air and make them harmless to live animals, - quoted SCMP scientists.

African pig cholera is raging in many countries.

The experiment will be conducted with 2000 pigs on a farm in Chengdu (Sichuan province).

In an interview with Sputnik, a scientist at the Dalian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the study author, Liu Binjiang, talked about how this technology can prevent the spread of the disease.

"In my opinion, the efficiency level must be over 60% -70%. When applied, the technology can perform the following two functions. The first is air purification, limiting the spread of saliva when pigs They cough, as well as prevent the spread of dust generated by pig activity. The second is the reaction with ammonia. Ionized air can generate pasteurized atomic oxygen. Ammonia, born in pig raising, can lead to the formation of nitrogen oxides, such as nitrogen dioxide. Nitro dioxide reacts with the humid air in the pigpen, forming an acidic substance. "This reduces the activity of many viruses, so the electric field ionizes the air, disinfects and passively removes the virus, helping to protect pigs," said Liu Binjiang.

China is the first country to use such technology

"Recently in some countries, similar electronic deodorizing and disinfection devices have been developed, which is equivalent to one of our original technologies. China has now passed this stage," Experts speak in an interview with Sputnik.

This is not the first study by Liu Binjiang regarding the use of electric fields. Previously, the professor proposed a project that used electric fields and artificial lighting to stimulate plant growth and reduce disease incidence.

For a long time it was believed that flies and mosquitoes were carriers of the virus. Another popular theory is that kitchen waste is at fault in this, when people make them food for animals, because it can contain infected pork.

This study could provide new data, which will be analyzed by state research institutes to test different hypotheses about the transmission of disease viruses.

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