ANALYSIS - African Swine Fever (ASF) has been breaking out in several regions of the Russian Federation in recent months. Indeed, the head of the Russian Veterinary Service, Rosselkhoznador, Sergey Dankvert, said at the World Pork Conference earlier this year that the disease, which is in the Northern Caucasus region, is in danger of spreading, writes ThePigSite Senior Editor, Jackie Linden.