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On June 11, the price of live pigs fluctuated, the highest was 71,000 VND/kg.

This morning (June 11), the price of live pigs fluctuated from 1,000 VND/kg to 2,000 VND/kg. The Department of Animal Health has just sent a document to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lang Son and Bac Kan provinces to strengthen the prevention and control of African swine fever. In the North The market for live pigs in the North, the purchase price increased by 1,000 – 2,000 VND/kg in some places. Specifically, Ha Nam province adjusted the transaction to 69,000 VND/kg, recording a slight increase of 1,000 VND/kg. With an adjustment of 2,000 VND/kg, the price of..

Australia has an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Philippines immediately banned imports

The Philippine government on June 8 announced a ban on poultry imports from Australia, which is facing an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N3 and H7N9. A poultry vendor at a market in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on May 9. Image: AFP. The Philippine Department of Agriculture has banned the importation of poultry and wild birds from Australia, citing concerns over the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N3 and H7N9 strains. The ban is effective immediately, Philippine officials said, “to prevent the introduction of HPAI viruses into the domestic poultry population.” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel..

Things to know about bird flu that can infect dairy cows and humans

Outbreaks of avian influenza in dairy cows in the US have now been confirmed in Minnesota and Iowa, bringing the total number of affected states to 11. US government officials have asked these states to increase testing. Dairy cows are raised on a farm in Porterville, California, USA. Image: AFP/TTXVN More than 80 dairy herds and three dairy workers have tested positive for the virus since late March. Other states reporting cases include Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas. Scientists have provided guidance on what to know about the outbreak. Why bird flu..

4 months of 2024: China’s pork imports drop sharply

Abundant domestic supply caused China’s pork imports to drop sharply in the first four months of 2024. According to a report by the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in China, the oversupply situation, but the output is still high, has caused the domestic price of live pigs and pork to decrease for a long time. This situation is negatively affecting the industry in general because large-scale farmers continue to suffer losses, while many small-scale farmers have had to suspend their farms and stop raising pigs. Pork side imported from Russia China’s pork imports also decreased due to abundant..

Unique Ninh Binh Goat Fighting Festival

On June 4, at Ninh Hai Commune Stadium, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province, the Provincial Farmers’ Association organized the Ninh Binh Goat Fighting Festival 2024. This is a new activity, held for the first time during Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2024. The goat fighting festival is held with the hope of creating a new and attractive tourism product, a unique cultural feature, and at the same time contributing to the preservation and development of the precious genetic resources of the Ninh Binh goat breed. Participating in the Ninh Binh Goat Fighting Festival in 2024, there are 16 goat fighters..

Techniques for commercial eel farming without mud

Eel farming brings high economic value because of their nutritional value, especially mud-free commercial eel farming is the most popular with the advantages of stable quality, less space and time consuming.  Eel is a type of seafood that is very popular in the market because it has high nutritional value, rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. The most effective and popular form of eel farming today is raising it in mud-free tanks. Mud-free commercial eel farming is currently an effective model for farmers. Because this model is less time consuming, easy to apply techniques but gives high income. What..

ILDEX Vietnam 2024: Clean livestock – Green agriculture – Sustainable benefits

[Vietnam Livestock Magazine] – On the morning of May 29, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, the 9th International Exhibition on Livestock, Veterinary, Dairy, Meat Processing and Aquaculture – ILDEX Vietnam 2024 with the theme “Clean Livestock – Green Agriculture – Sustainable Benefits” officially opened. The exhibition is jointly organized by VNU Asia Pacific and International Technology Exhibition & Events Joint Stock Company (ITEC). The event brings more than 230 booths displaying models, technologies, machinery, and equipment focusing on groups of fields such as housing, nutrition, animal breeds, animal health, slaughtering, and processing of livestock and aquatic products of the..

The US and Europe consider avian influenza vaccination for dairy workers

The US and Europe are taking steps to purchase or produce avian flu vaccines to protect poultry and dairy workers. US officials last week said they were shipping large quantities of CSL Seqirus vaccine suitable for preventing the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The amount of vaccine that can be provided is up to 4.8 million doses. Meanwhile, European health officials told Reuters that they are negotiating to buy CSL Seqirus’s vaccine amid the risk of an avian flu pandemic. Canadian health officials said they met with GSK – Canada’s seasonal flu vaccine manufacturer – to discuss purchasing and producing avian..

South Korea discovered the first farm infected with African swine fever

According to the TTXVN in Seoul, on May 22, South Korea’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Response Committee announced that it had discovered the first outbreak on a farm with more than 1,200 pigs in Cheorwon district, Gangwon province (North). South Korea discovered the first farm infected with African swine fever. Image: AFP The Committee decided to send an epidemic prevention and epidemiological investigation team to the above farm to take measures to prevent the disease from spreading widely. Measures to control people, vehicles and livestock entering and exiting are carried out simultaneously with the destruction and burial of livestock being..

Animal bone powder from places with mad cow epidemic through Cambodia to Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture directs

Recently, there has been a phenomenon of some organizations and individuals transporting red blood cell powder and animal bone powder from Europe (where there is a mad cow epidemic) through the Cambodian border gate by truck or barge into Vietnam. On May 23, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien signed a series of official dispatches to southern border provinces such as Tay Ninh, Long An, Kien Giang, Dong Thap, Binh Phuoc, and An Giang on Focus on directing and organizing to prevent the illegal transportation of animal products of unknown origin across borders. According to the..