日本在猪瘟爆发期间，宰杀了753头猪

Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo after detecting an outbreak of swine fever, the Yomiuri newspaper says.

《读卖新闻》说，日本官员在发现猪瘟疫情后，在东京以北的琦玉县宰杀了753头猪。

The cull, which took place on Saturday, was necessary after it was determined that pigs raised in the prefecture for shipment to central Japan were infected, the Yomiuri said.

《读卖新闻》说，在确定该县饲养的运往日本中部的猪受到感染后，周六进行的扑杀是必要的。

Saitama also decided to halt shipments from two other pig farms in the area of the outbreak, the Yomiuri said.

《读卖新闻》称，埼玉县还决定停止从疫情地区的另外两个养猪场发货。

Last year, Japan confirmed the first outbreak of swine flu in 26 years in the country. The fever was found in a farm in the Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.

去年，日本证实26年来首次爆发猪流感。在日本中部岐阜县的一个农场里发现了这种热病。

The fever detected in Japan is a different strain from the deadly African swine fever that China has been battling, Japan's agriculture ministry has previously said.

日本农业部此前表示，在日本检测到的这场热病与中国一直在抗击的致命非洲猪瘟不同。

The disease found in Gifu is also known as hog cholera. It occurs among pigs, wild boar and is not infectious for humans.

岐阜发现的这种疾病也被称为猪霍乱。它发生在猪和猪之间，对人类没有传染性。

Japan is the world's 10th largest pork producer, and exports about 12 billion yen ($A161 million) worth of pork products annually.

日本是世界第十大猪肉生产国，每年出口价值约120亿日元(合16100万美元)的猪肉产品。

Pork prices in China, the world's top consumer of the meat, have hit a record after an epidemic of African swine fever swept through the country's pig herd, killing millions.

中国是世界上最大的猪肉消费国。在非洲猪瘟疫情席卷中国猪群、导致数百万猪死亡后，中国猪肉价格创下新高。