Veterinarian takes sample to test for (Source: VNA)Quang Nam (VNA) — Two were
established on March 20 on the section in Nui Thanh district
of Quang Nam central province to control pig transportation from northern
provinces and cities.
The move aims to control the spread of African swine fever, which has been
reported in 20 provinces and cities so far.
Pham Bao Hoai, head of the animal inspection station in the north of Quang Nam province
said the number of transported pigs, types of pigs and their hygiene on each
vehicle would be checked.
Vehicles without legal documents and those who can’t show the origin of the
pigs would be punished. Officers will spray disinfectants on pigs of unknown
origin, he said.
The disease was spread from the north and has reached the central province of
Thua Thien-Hue.
has 500,000 pigs being raised, mostly in small-scale farms.
The provincial People’s Committee has ordered local Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development to test pigs raised in big farms, slaughterhouses and on
pigs suspected of being infected with the virus.
According to Nguyen Thanh Nam, head of the provincial sub-department of livestock production and veterinary, the unit
has taken samples of 21 dead pigs and has not found any signs of African
swine fever.
In other central and southern provinces and
cities, pig inspections have been carried out to prevent further spread of the
fever.
Tran Thi Tai, deputy head of Da Nang city’s sub-department of livestock production and veterinary, said the
unit had stepped up inspections, ordered clean-ups of slaughterhouses and
sprayed disinfectant around sewers, pig farms and wastewater treatment
facilities.
A representative of the agricultural sector of
southern Binh Phuoc province said inspections had been tightened at border
gates and roads on vehicles from affected countries.
In the southern province of Dong Nai, one of the biggest pig-raising areas
in the country with more than 2.5 pigs, local authorities have set up a
steering committee on African swine fever prevention and control.
They have also ordered testing the pigs suspected of infection and the culling
of those found to be infected.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
