We are determined to prevent the spread of the disease.

Livestock farming is one of the important pillars of the agricultural economy in Thai Nguyen province in particular, and the whole country in general. In 2024, the value of livestock production accounted for 47% of the total value of agricultural production in the province. Therefore, protecting livestock from dangerous diseases plays a very important role.

Adopting biosecurity practices in livestock farming is an effective measure for preventing and controlling diseases in animal herds.

Mr. Ngo Duc Viet (from Vai hamlet, Cao Ngan commune, Thai Nguyen city) said: "Having invested in large-scale chicken farming for over 10 years, I realize that disease prevention and control are very important. There was a year when, due to carelessness, thousands of my family's chickens died from avian influenza."

With the motto "prevention is better than cure," not only livestock farms but also functional agencies at all levels of the province are taking very decisive action to prevent the spread of disease among livestock.

Mr. Le Dac Vinh, Head of the Department of Livestock, Veterinary and Fisheries of Thai Nguyen province, said: Currently, it is the transitional season. In Thai Nguyen, although no outbreaks have appeared yet, the risk of dangerous diseases (such as avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, rabies, etc.) occurring in livestock is very high. This is especially true given the high total livestock population and high livestock density in the province; the demand for increasing and restocking herds is increasing (especially for pigs).

Meanwhile, small-scale livestock farming still accounts for a large proportion, and biosecurity, hygiene, and disinfection measures for disease prevention remain limited. Furthermore, various pathogens circulate at high rates and across wide areas, while active immunity against dangerous infectious diseases is low; proactive disease surveillance and detection at the grassroots level still have limitations, with many areas failing to detect outbreaks promptly and reporting them late.

Faced with numerous potential risks, to protect 95,000 cattle, 620,000 pigs, and approximately 17.5 million poultry, Thai Nguyen province has been implementing many disease prevention and control measures. One of the most decisive solutions is that all levels and functional agencies must not be negligent or complacent, but must focus on seriously implementing animal disease prevention and control measures as prescribed by law.

District authorities need to mobilize resources to completely eliminate outbreaks (if any), preventing the emergence of new outbreaks; proactively implement measures and policies to support livestock farmers who suffer losses due to disease outbreaks in accordance with regulations; promptly detect, prevent, and resolutely handle cases of buying, selling, and transporting diseased animals, and discarding dead animal carcasses that spread disease and pollute the environment...

In addition to decisively handling outbreaks and violators, the province is also stepping up vaccination efforts against dangerous infectious diseases in livestock and poultry. The province is actively implementing the first phase of mass vaccination for livestock, striving to complete it by the end of April against avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease in livestock, swine cholera, bovine hemorrhagic septicemia, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), rabies, bovine lumpy skin disease, and other dangerous infectious diseases, ensuring that at least 80% of the total existing livestock are vaccinated.

Simultaneously, allocate funds and human resources to promptly and effectively implement plans and measures for preventing and controlling animal diseases; focus resources on organizing the construction of disease-free livestock facilities and zones.

In addition, it is necessary to intensify widespread information dissemination through various forms and content suitable for each target group, raising people's awareness and responsibility about the risk of disease outbreaks and disease prevention and control measures...

In addition to the efforts of relevant authorities at all levels, people need to apply hygiene and disease prevention measures as guided by specialized agencies to effectively prevent disease outbreaks in livestock...

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/thoi-su-thai-nguyen/202504/kien-quyet-khong-de-dich-benh-lay-lan-46d0d0f/