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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out plans to aid small hog raisers affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) to boost pork production and strengthen industry awareness on biosecurity protocols. The intervention involves the establishment of swine multiplier farms through clustering or village-level approach composed of 20 hog farmers each. The DA through […]
As more cases of the African swine fever (ASF) were seen in Camarines Sur, Agriculture Secretary William Dar appealed to hog raisers anew to stop selling and transporting pork and pork products infected with the animal-borne disease. In a press briefing in Malacañang, Dar said the 1.85 percent of the 12.8 million hog inventory were […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Juan Fidel Nograles appealed to hog farmers in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal to cooperate with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the local government, and other concerned agencies to contain and prevent the possible spread of a swine disease in the area. Appearing in a television […]