Spraying chemicals to prevent the disease (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Veterinary experts fromthe Netherlands shared experience in preventing African swine fever during aroundtable discussion held in Hanoi on August 21.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Quoc Doanh said as of early 2019, Vietnam had about 32 millionpigs, the biggest number in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)and second in Asia.
Pig breeding has gradually formed value chains.However, the industry is facing many risks from diseases, especially Africanswine fever.
Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkermansaid in the past, outbreaks of African swine fever had also appeared in theNetherlands, but the country was able to curb the disease in a short span oftime.
Dutch veterinary experts shared experience inthe field such as building disease safety zones and using veterinary medicineto control the disease.
They also recommended measures to increase thevalue chain of pig breeding.
The experts said the veterinary policy of theNetherlands aims to protect human and animal health and develop a sustainableand profitable livestock industry, ensuring trade safety without importing andexporting animal diseases.
According to Vietnam’s Department of AnimalHealth under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Africanswine fever has so far occurred at 7,000 communes of 62 cities and provincesacross the country, with the central province of Ninh Thuan the only one freefrom the disease.
A total of 4 million pigs have been culled,making up over 10 percent of the country’s total herd.-VNA
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