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‘Balikbayan’ boxes to be searched for swine fever-tainted meat

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:04:53 +0000

Do not bring in any meat products from overseas, even from countries free from African swine fever (ASF), warned Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) official Dr. Renaldo Quilang, who said the Department of Agriculture (DA) instruction was meant to avoid ASF contamination of the local swine industry.

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1 ASF case can wipe out 65% of Philippines’ hog trade

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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:11:45 +0000

1 ASF case can wipe out 65% of Philippines’ hog trade

Extra vigilance was needed to keep pork contaminated by African swine fever (ASF) from entering the country as only one ASF case could wipe out small backyard raisers, which make up 65 percent of the country’s pork industry, according to an agricultural group. Abono party-list chair Rosendo So, in a statement, said an interagency system […]

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‘No swine flu outbreak in PH’—Bureau of Animal Industry

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THE Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) assured the public that there was no swine influenza outbreak in the country, saying the news being spread online were fake. In a statement on Friday, BAI said there was no truth to the news about a swine flu outbreak in one of the provinces in Luzon where it […]

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