The Philippine College of Poultry Practitioners has strongly supported their veterinary colleagues and the Bureau of Animal Industry involved in a legal case in the course of performance of duty.
Veterinary association says cullings have to be done because ASF can survive in an environment for a long period and in pork and pork products that are not cooked at a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius
Currently facing the administrative charges filed by the Provincial Government of Cebu, five Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) officials who were sued over their process of handling African Swine Fever (ASF) have gotten "full support" from their fellow veterinarians from the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA).