Preventing African swine fever during Lunar New Year 2024

The Provincial Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine inspects pig herds in Thanh Mien district for disease outbreaks.

Currently, a vaccine is available. However, because it is a new vaccine, many farmers are still concerned about its quality, either not yet administering it or administering it without knowing its effectiveness. Therefore, to prevent African swine fever from entering the area, in the coming period, livestock farms need to implement the following specific measures:

1. Before illness occurs

- For large and medium-sized livestock farms, strictly implementing biosecurity measures in livestock farming is the most effective disease prevention solution.

- For small-scale farms and household livestock breeders, it is essential to regularly implement good hygiene and disinfection measures to eliminate pathogens, including the African swine fever virus.

Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization must be carried out for livestock workers, equipment, and tools on the farm; tools must not be shared between different rows of pens. All forms of transportation, trading, slaughter, and consumption of pigs and pork products of unknown origin are strictly prohibited.

2. When illness occurs

Promptly inform veterinary staff at the commune, ward, and town levels, as well as local authorities, when pigs or pig products suspected of being infected with African swine fever are discovered.

Destroy all infected herds, dead pigs, and pigs testing positive for African swine fever according to veterinary guidelines. Contain the outbreak area to implement specific and appropriate technical solutions for disease control. Do not treat sick pigs or pigs suspected of having African swine fever.

Thorough cleaning and disinfection must be carried out continuously once a day for the first week, and twice a week for the following two weeks. The transportation of pigs and pig products, including cooked processed products, from areas where pigs or pig products have tested positive for African swine fever must be stopped.

Organizations and individuals engaged in pig farming must declare their activities to the local authorities before engaging in pig farming, restocking, or increasing the pig herd size, in accordance with the Law on Livestock. They must strictly adhere to the full vaccination schedule and establish disease-free farming facilities as prescribed by the veterinary sector.

NGUYEN MINH DUC (Provincial Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine)

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