THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it would not be declaring a state of national calamity despite a surge in African swine fever (ASF) cases.
THE Department of Agriculture said it would not be declaring a state of national calamity despite a surge in African swine fever cases.Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said enhanced border controls and emergency inoculation programs were enough to manage the outbreak. He also assured that the situation would not affect pork supply or increase prices.
Compensation has been raised from P5,000 to P12,000 per pig to encourage hog raisers to report and cull diseased animals instead of selling them.Last July, the Food and Drug and Administration approved the regulated use of a vaccine against ASF. In line with this, the Bureau of Animal Industry will use 600,000 doses in areas with active cases.The DA is also implementing a hog repopulation program to help minimize the impact of ASF on the swine industry's output.
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