DA issues rules for controlled ASF vaccination

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued guidelines for the controlled use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease that continues to threaten hog production in the Philippines.

Aside from vaccinating pigs, the government had also set up livestock checkpoints to control the spread of the virus.DA distributes P135.

Red zones are cities or municipalities with confirmed outbreaks of ASF while pink zones are areas where the hog disease is not detected but demarcated immediately around the former when an area has been confirmed as an infected zone.

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Author / Journalist: Ada Pelonia

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: Philippines

Topics: Vaccine Controlled Last Disease Must Circular Pigs Vaccination Zone Government Agriculture

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Published On: 2024-09-01 @ 16:11:00 (1 days ago)

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