African swine fever vaccine to be distributed in Vietnam

The Vietnam-produced African swine fever (ASF) vaccine is expected to be distributed across the country later this month, local media reported on Wednesday. In early January, the first four batches of the vaccine produced in 2022 were tested and met quality requirements, Vietnam News Agency reported, citing vaccine-producing company AVAC Vietnam. Pilot injection of 600,544 pigs was performed on 545 farms and 5,958 samples were collected for testing. The results showed that 93.34% of the samples met the technical requirements, the news agency said. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien requested the vaccine producer to continue to assess the level of immunity of the vaccine after injection and provide strict guidelines and recommendations for livestock farmers. He asked relevant units for detailed technical reports on the process of ...