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February 05, 2021 A YEAR since the African Swine Fever (ASF) hit Davao Region, nearly 42,000 hogs owned by an over 8,000 hog raisers were depopulated as a mitigating measure to curb the spread of the animal virus, the Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) reported. DA-Davao ASF focal person Armie Capuyan told SunStar Davao in a phone interview that 41,831 were culled because of the disease from January 2020 to present. A total of 23,326 pigs were culled in Davao Occidental, 6,431 in Davao del Sur, 4,463 in Davao City, 4,599 in Davao del Norte, 2,330 in Davao de Oro, and 682 in Davao Oriental. As of now, Capuyan said Davao Occidental has no reported ASF cases, while Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao de Oro provinces are undergoing disease control activities. ....