The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). | ManilaBulletin
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the Bureau of Animal Industry should seriously consider carrying out a
Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country could decimate the domestic hog population and drive up pork prices. Villafuerte said that once this new veterinary drug is proven at the end of local field trials to be as effective as an anti-ASF drug, “The BAI should weigh the feasibility of implementing a nationwide anti-ASF drive to help especially the backyard raisers to save their animals—and stave off another undue spike in pork prices that could further drive up the already elevated inflation.”
BAI data showed that 54 provinces in the country’s 16 regions have reported ASF outbreaks, the latest of which is the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao .
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