African swine fever like a fierce whirlwind

Published Nov 8, 2024

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A farmer, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, has successfully raised 35 pigs for the year-end market, following a previous loss due to African swine fever in 2020. The article highlights the challenges and financial losses faced by farmers due to the epidemic and stresses the importance of vaccination, hygiene, and disease prevention measures. Since 2019, Vietnamese provinces have seen various outbreaks of the disease, leading to significant financial impacts. In response, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tay Ninh is implementing measures such as free vaccination and advising farmers on biosafety and disease control. The article underscores the necessity of early disease detection to limit its spread and financial impact on farmers and the budget.

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Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh (Ninh Dien commune, Chau Thanh district) has just recently re-raised his pig herd. This batch of pigs, Mr. Thanh raised 35 pigs to serve the year-end market. Like every year, this batch of pigs determines whether his family will have Tet or not. Because, if the farming goes smoothly and the pigs sell for a good price, this Tet, Mr. Thanh's family will have enough money to buy things for the end of the year. Otherwise, Tet will be much less fun. This reality has happened many times to Mr. Thanh's family, especially in 2020, when African swine fever struck. His farm was forced to destroy all 42 pigs due to the impact of African swine fever. From the money for piglets, food, medicine to many other investments, all 'went down the drain' with the pigs. The incident happened so quickly that pig farmers like Mr. Thanh could not react in time. "From the time the pigs showed symptoms of the disease until they were destroyed, everything happened so quickly, we were ...

Source: Agriculture