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

  BSP Visayas Deputy Director for Payments Policy and Development Department Maria Christina Masangkay urges LGUS to adopt the PalengQR Ph, to promote digitalization and inclusive economy. 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 i...

NMIS-7 ensures meat in CV still safe for consumption amidst ASF infection

  NMIS-Regional Technical Operation Center 7 Regional Technical Director II Dr. Alvin A. Leal (right) assuring the public that that the meat in Central Visayas is safe to consume amid the African Swine Flu (ASF) scare. Leal was speaking during the Kapihan sa PIA on June 14, 2023. (PIA-7 Cebu) CEBU CITY, Cebu, July 6 (PIA) -- The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in Region 7 and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have assured the public that the meat in Central Visayas is safe to consume amid the African Swine Flu (ASF) scare. NMIS Regional Technical Operation Center 7 Regional Technical Director II Dr. Alvin Leal disclosed during the Kapihan sa PIA interview on July 4 that the NMIS-7 has been working closely with other government agencies and the local government units (LGUs) to ensure that the meat in the region is free from ASF. Leal revealed that the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has earlier confirmed that in Region 7, the provinces of Cebu and Negros Oriental have ASF a...