The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Tuesday assured there is sufficient supply of pork as well as chicken and eggs during the Holiday Season. At the Laging Handa public briefing, Lani Plata Cerna, Supervising Science Research Specialist of Livestock Research and Development, said “we are 95 percent sufficient.” This despite…
A Philippine province or even a region may soon be declared free of African swine fever (ASF), indicating that the country is slowly winning its fight against the fatal hog disease.
A Philippine province or even a region may soon be declared free of African swine fever (ASF), indicating that the country is slowly winning its fight against the fatal hog disease. Agriculture officials are optimistic that an entire province or region could transition from yellow zone to green zone within…
The Philippines swine sector is expected to recover from African swine fever (ASF) in 2024, five years after the outbreak in 2019, based on the latest forecast of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Stricter biosecurity measures, the availability of African swine fever vaccines and supportive long-term policy are key in ensuring the recovery of the Philippine swine sector, according to industry stakeholders.