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Young Chinese people value their pets more than their spouses
Every day after work, Yi Ke, 25 years old, walks her two dogs at aPark – a complex for pet owners. Yi considers her two dogs, a 4-year-old Schnauzer and a 4-month-old German Shepherd, her children, calling them “mother”. She spends time with them every day and takes them to many pet events on the weekends. “Like any other parent, I meticulously look after their physical and mental health, giving them the best care,” she said. The white paper on China’s pet industry shows that people born after the 80s and 90s have the most pets, accounting for 78%. Analyzes..
Directive of the Prime Minister on strictly implementing measures to prevent and control African swine fever
The press release of the VPCP said: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang signed Directive No. 21/CT-TTg dated July 14, 2024 of the Prime Minister requesting ministries, branches and localities to strictly implement measures prevention and control of African swine fever. The directive states: According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, from the beginning of the year until now, the country has had over 660 outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in 44 provinces and cities, forcing the destroyed over 42,400 animals, especially in the provinces of Bac Kan, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Hoa Binh,..
Prices of livestock products (farm prices) nationwide on July 9, 2024
Prices of livestock products nationwide (at the farm) updated on July 9, 2024, including: live pig prices, live chicken prices, duck prices, etc. PRICES OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS (ON FARMS) NATIONWIDE JULY 9, 2024 Product Unit Daily price Average price Compare BQ prices Compare BQ prices 09/07/2024 in month last month last year (copper) (copper) (copper) (%) (copper) (%) Live pork (Northern region) d/kg 68.000-69.000 68,300 2,000 3.0 7,600 12.5 Live pork (Central region) d/kg 64.000-67.000 65,500 700 1.1 6,400 10.8 Live pork (Eastern region) d/kg 64.000-67.000 66,950 950 1.4 7,350 12.3 Live..
Preventing recurrence of African Swine Fever
In the first 6 months of 2024, infectious diseases in cattle and poultry have complicated developments in many provinces and cities across the country, especially the recurrence of African Swine Fever. According to the announcement of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) as of July 7, 2024, the epidemic has been recorded in 44 provinces and cities nationwide, specialized agencies have coordinated with local authorities. The local government organized the destruction of over 40 thousand pigs. To proactively prevent diseases in livestock herds effectively, especially to prevent disease outbreaks in the near future, pig farming..
The rate of pets infected with external parasites in Vietnam has increased
Environmental hygiene is the most important factor in preventing and treating dermatological diseases in pets, but Vietnam has not yet met this factor. July 5, in Da Nang, Vietnam Small Animal Veterinary Association coordinated with the Korean Veterinary Dermatology Association and the Asian Veterinary Dermatology Association to organize the 6th Asian Veterinary Dermatology Association scientific conference. With many reports on the topic of different skin diseases in dogs and cats coming from Korean, Thailand and Vietnamese reporters, the event is a forum for veterinarians in the region to share and discuss together more experience in diagnosing, testing and treating skin..
The avian flu epidemic caused a serious shortage of chicken eggs in Australia
The outbreak of bird flu led to the destruction of about 1.5 million chickens, causing a serious egg shortage in Australia. Illustration photo. Faced with a serious shortage of eggs, fast food chain McDonald’s in Australia said it will stop serving breakfast at 10:30 a.m instead of noon as usual. Fast food chain McDonald’s in Australia announced that it has shortened breakfast service hours, after an outbreak of bird flu led to the destruction of about 1.5 million chickens and a severe egg shortage in this country. In a Facebook post on July 2, McDonald’s said: “Like many retailers, we..
Pig prices are high, but it is difficult to make sure for the market
Pig prices are currently high, helping farmers make profits. However, diseases, high costs of seeds and feed are also barriers that make a part of farmers hesitant to restock. Prices are high but supply is limited According to the latest updated data, the price of live pigs on July 1 had no new fluctuations compared to previous days when in all three regions it was kept around the threshold of 63 000 – 69 000 VND/kg. Specifically, in the North, live pig prices remain stable around 67 000 – 69 000 VND/kg. The Central and Central Highlands markets remain stable..
The Department of Animal Health needs to clarify the EU’s recommendations related to animal quarantine
The Office of Notification and National Question and Answer Point on hygiene, epidemiology and plant and animal quarantine (Vietnam SPS Office) has just issued Report No. 284/BC-SPS-BNNVN to relevant Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan to Circular 04/2024/TT-BNNPTNT dated April 1, 2024 “Amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circulars regulating quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products” (referred to as Circular). It is known that on January 22, 2024, the Vietnam SPS Office received official dispatch No. 221/TY-KD from the Department of Animal Health on posting the draft Circular notice to collect comments from WTO..
Goat meat prices have increased slightly again, farmers are excited to restock their herds
After a period of time, the price of meat goats and breeding goats dropped sharply, causing farmers to operate moderately because they were worried about losses. Currently, goat meat prices have increased slightly again, so livestock farmers are excited and continue to restock their herds. The selling price of goats in Tien Giang is currently increasing again, raising households in the eastern coastal districts of Tien Giang province are starting to re-herd. Tien Giang province has a total herd of about 160 000 goats, concentrated in coastal districts and towns such as Go Cong Dong district, Go Cong Tay district,..
Dual benefits from biogas in livestock farming
As a coastal locality with many large-scale livestock raising households in Tam Ky City (Quang Nam), Tam Thang commune is supporting households to build biogas tanks to solve the pollution environment in livestock farming. Mr. Nguyen Hong Ha’s family in Thach Tan village (Tam Thang commune) has raised pigs with a herd of nearly 20 pigs since 2018 until now. Although Mr. Ha’s family built a cellar to treat waste, it still could not completely eliminate the odor, affecting his family and neighbors. In early 2024, with local guidance and support, Mr. Ha built a biogas tank. Up to now,..