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RIZAL PROVINCE REGAINS AVIAN FLU-FREE STATUS — DA

The Province of Rizal regained its Avian Influenza-Free Status following the Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Circular No. 1 issued by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban recently. The declaration is based on Article 10.4.6 of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2021), which provides that the Avian Influenza free status of […]

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DA ORDERS STRICTER CONTROL VS BIRD FLU – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) ordered stricter control and containment measures versus bird flu after initial confirmation of the Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 outbreaks affecting duck and quail farms in Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, and Camarines Sur. “We need to act immediately to control avian influenza — which was initially detected in a duck farm in […]

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DA, LGU ON TOP OF AVIAN FLU SITUATION – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the detection of avian flu in a quail farm in a barangay in the town of Jaen in Nueva Ecija. The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Nueva Ecija received reports of increased mortalities of 1,500 out of 15,000 quails in one farm in Barangay. Ulanin-Pitak, Jaen, Nueva Ecija […]