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Bringing Dong Tao chicken to the world market

Recognizing Dong Tao chicken as a typical product, over the past years, authorities at all levels of Hung Yen province have devoted many resources to preserving and developing the breed. Dong Tao commune currently has about 15,000 commercial chickens, serving the 2025 Lunar New Year market. (Photo: Manh Khanh/VNA) Dong Tao Commune, Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province, located next to the Red River dike, about 20 km from the center of Hanoi, is famous for raising big-footed chickens, chickens for the king. Many people here have become billionaires thanks to raising this rare and “unique” chicken breed. At the..

Farm in the US raises pigs for human organ transplants

(GLO)- A farm in Virginia, USA is developing genetically modified pigs to provide organs for transplants for humans, opening up hope for millions of patients. In order to solve the global shortage of organs for transplants, researchers at a farm in Virginia, USA are developing a special project: breeding genetically modified pigs to provide organs for transplants for humans. This project has opened up hope for millions of patients. Mr. David Ayares – President and Chief Scientific Officer of Revivicor Company said: “We use genetic modification technology to change pig cells, then clone them to create pigs with 10 genetic..

Pig prices remain high, farmers ‘win big’

The price of live pigs is still relatively high and is expected to continue to increase in the coming time. Many pig farmers are eager to sell pigs, promising a ‘warm Tet’ season when they earn hundreds of millions of dong in profits. “Call once and traders will buy everything” After 2 years of struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2023, Mr. Hoang Van Chung’s family (residing in Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang) dared to re-herd with a scale of about 500 sows and pigs, which has been maintained until now. Since the beginning of the year, the family..

Hanoi maintains a “hotline” to receive information about animal diseases

To proactively prevent and control cattle and poultry diseases, Hanoi maintains a hotline to receive information on animal and aquatic disease situations via phone number 024.33800115. Publicize addresses to receive disease declaration information at commune and district levels. Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen has just signed and issued Plan No. 339/KH-UBND on preventing and controlling livestock, poultry and aquatic diseases in Hanoi in 2025. 024.33800115 is the phone number for receiving information on livestock and poultry diseases in Hanoi. The plan aims to proactively implement measures to prevent and control livestock, poultry and aquatic diseases with..

US suspends import of Mexican cattle after ‘flesh-eating’ parasite infection

The US decision to suspend imports only applies to Mexican live cattle, as Mexico is taking measures to prevent parasitic infections in livestock. On November 25, the Mexican government announced that the US had temporarily suspended imports of live cattle from the Latin American country after detecting cases of “spiral maggot” parasites from the carnivorous gray fly Cochliomyia hominivorax in the town of Catazajá, southern Chiapas state. A TTXVN reporter in Mexico quoted a statement from the government of this country saying that authorities of the two countries are working to implement measures to resume import and export activities. The..

New discovery about the risk of “mad cow” disease infection in humans

The abnormal protein (prion) that causes CJD, also known as “mad cow disease,” is not only found in the brain, as previously thought, but also on the skin of the patient. The results of a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine have raised concerns about the infectiousness of the disease. To obtain this result, experts conducted research based on skin samples of 38 patients who died of mad cow disease. A new, highly accurate technique was also applied to measure the level of prions in the diseased skin samples. The extracted prions showed the ability to infect..

African swine fever is on the rise

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, African swine fever is likely to increase in the coming time. On November 19, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ngai province has just submitted a document to the Provincial People’s Committee to issue a document directing the focused implementation of drastic and synchronous solutions to prevent and control African swine fever. The report stated that, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of the year, the country has had over 1,452 outbreaks of African swine fever in 1,103 communes of..

Chicken and egg prices go up, increasing profits for farmers

Similar to pig farming, poultry farmers are actively raising their flocks to prepare products for sale to meet the strong demand for consumption at the end of the year. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total number of poultry in the country is estimated at 567,528 by the end of October; an increase of 2.6% compared to the same period in 2023. Industrial chicken prices in the North increased continuously in October due to limited supply, commonly trading around 33,000 VND/kg, some farms sold whole male chickens weighing more than 4 kg/head at 38,500..

Avian flu can be more dangerous if combined with seasonal flu virus

So far, 17 US states have reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu, but there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission and the infections remain mild. Experts warn that bird flu could become more dangerous if it combines with seasonal flu viruses. Bird flu appears to be on the rise in the US, but only in people who have been exposed to infected animals – namely cows and poultry. Since April 2024, the US has seen 36 human cases of H5N1 bird flu across 17 states. Of those, 16 were in California, seven of which were diagnosed in the week..

HANOI FOCUSES ON DISEASE PREVENTION

From now until the end of the year, the demand for livestock and poultry meat will increase, while the weather will change abnormally, affecting the resistance of livestock. To ensure food supply for consumers, the agricultural sector proactively implements measures to prevent and control livestock and poultry diseases with the motto of prevention as the main focus. Veterinary staff of Chuong My district vaccinate poultry against disease. Photo: Ngoc Son Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien in Van Hoa commune (Ba Vi district) said that her family is raising 10 cows. In animal husbandry, the most important thing is disease prevention. With..