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Anti-ASF task force urges hog-raiser to stop feeding pigs with swill

 

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CORTES, Bohol (PIA) —The Provincial Anti-African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force here has asked the public to stop feeding their hogs with kitchen and table leftovers or swill, especially if these contain pork. 

Feeding hogs with food leftovers have earlier been identified by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as a possible cause of the deadly ASF outbreaks.  

The DA has reminded swine raisers not to feed pigs with swill. 

The task force is also urging the public to buy meat only from markets that bear the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) seal. 

“Make sure to buy pork from markets with NMIS seals displayed by stall traders,” said Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado who sits as chairperson of the Provincial ASF Task Force. 

The NMIS seal is an assurance that the meat is free from ASF and other hog diseases.

Barangay officials and those manning quarantine control points have also been ordered to strictly demand proper documents when allowing the passage of traders carrying hogs in their vehicles. 

The uncontrolled movement of hog vans and boar-for-hire are among the reasons why the virus can slip past quarantine control points. 

Records from the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV) show that eight towns in Bohol have successfully managed the ASF cases that affected some of their barangays. 

Based on OPV’s March 25 report, the towns of San Miguel, Batuan, Carmen, Pilar, Bilar, Dagohoy, Bien Unido, and Maribojoc have successfully contained the virus which has affected at least one barangay in their town. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)

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