Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Vietnam: Doan Vinh Long province check the disease situation in cattle, poultry

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24/08/10, 4:20 pm
Doan Vinh Long province check the disease situation in cattle, poultry

This morning (08/24), Truong Van Sau, Vice Chairman of Vinh Long and leaders DARD and provincial Animal Health Department to work with district leaders and Long Lake in Vung Liem district happenings disease situation in cattle and poultry.

So far, Long Ho district has 15 communes and towns have blue ear pig disease. Outbreak first appeared in Tan Hanh, then spread to other localities in the district. There are 157 households were reported to be sick pig and make records verified 2473 with the number of infected children.

Last time, blue ear pig disease situation in the district is complicated, in part because some farmers do not have good sense, has thrown identify dead pigs into the river and canals, creating opportunities for service spread rapidly.

Most farmers with small type, so the retail sector's control functions are limited. Funding for the inspection and supervision services as well as insufficient human resources also make it difficult for this work.

On Vung Liem district, outside the blue ear pig disease in poultry has also appeared in two and Quoi Thien Trung Chanh. District leaders have actively directed the local enhanced prevention, health and veterinary chemicals was granted the work of antiseptic disinfection, vaccination on cattle and poultry to prevent epidemic source. [Trên địa bàn huyện Vũng Liêm, ngoài dịch heo tai xanh thì dịch bệnh trên đàn gia cầm cũng đã xuất hiện ở 2 xã Trung ChánhQuới Thiện.]

In addition, Vung Liem district also established interdisciplinary inspection team to check the focus of slaughter, the carcass in the market as well as examine the processes transporting livestock and poultry in the province, to avoid epidemic spread from sources outside the district and from outside the district.

At the meeting, Mr Truong Van Sau direct local concentration required for prevention of livestock diseases now.

To facilitate this work, he recommended that the Department of Finance Room service immediate response fund to support training for personnel working in quarantine, surveillance and additional drugs to disinfect disinfected areas where service same time further strengthening of human resources for this activity to ensure resources are translated block.

In addition, functional departments should coordinate closely with the press agencies - pushing for more media propaganda to raise public awareness about prevention of diseases on livestock and poultry.

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