Thailand: Livestock pushes pig farms into refined farming, focusing on animal welfare principles, reducing drug use

Veterinarian Sorawit Thanito, director-general of the Department of Livestock Development, revealed that the current social trend is paying more attention to animal welfare. They called for the pig farming sector to treat pigs humanely. as well as awareness of the problem of drug resistance caused by the misuse of antibiotics by various sectors. This drug resistance is a global threat that must be monitored. As a result, pig production in Thailand must be adapted to suit the current social context. The Department of Livestock Development as an agency that supervises and supports swine farmers. has coordinated the body of knowledge and cooperation between the state and the private sector Helping the pig farm to develop a more refined farming style in all dimensions. The improvement of biosafety systems to prevent various swine diseases into farms is evident from the success in preventing African swine fever in Thailand. This allows pigs from Thailand to be able to produce and ...