CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has allowed the entry of cooked poultry products in the province from the areas that have been affected by the Avian Influenza virus (Bird flu), the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) announced on Monday, April 11.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The provincial government of Misamis Oriental, through the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet), reported on Monday, April 4, the newly-detected African Swine Fever (ASF) in the town of Talisayan. Dr. Benjamin Resma, ProVet head, said the new ASF case was detected in Punta S
Misamis Oriental (Google Maps) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) of Misamis Oriental announced on Monday that it will implement stricter border controls to prevent the Avian Influenza virus, commonly known as the bird flu, from entering the area. ProVet head Dr. Benjamin Resma made the announcement during the flag-raising ceremony at the capitol, which he said was ordered by Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano following the outbreak in Luzon, specifically in Pampanga and Bulacan. Resma said they met with the National Veterinary Quarantine to prohibit the entry of the "balut" (fertilized duck egg) supply at Laguindingan Airport here. "This is what we strictly monitor. This bird flu is contagious to humans, therefore, this is our area of concern," he said. He confirmed thatPampanga supplies 90 percent of the fertilized duck egg supply in Misamis Oriental. In the first week of January this year, the ProVet collected blood samples from live chic
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The provincial government of Misamis Oriental will start the hog repopulation after detecting "zero" African swine fever (ASF) in the province for the past 77 days, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said on Monday. Under the repopulation, PVO head Dr. Benjamin Resma said the provincial government will provide assistance as ordered by Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano to every barangay that has been affected by the ASF. "We have prepared a package per barangay. We will provide 10 female and one male hogs. We are planning to give old hogs so that they would be ready to breed," Resma said during the flag-raising ceremony. He said the ASF has affected 765 farmers in 99 villages in Misamis Oriental due to the hog depopulation conducted by the PVO in 2021. The city of El Salvador and the towns of Balingasag and Alubijid have the most number of reported ASF cases last year. The provincial government immediately banned hog raising in the entire provi