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| Posted: 01 March 2010 |
M e s s a g e
The livestock and poultry sector continues to play a major role in ensuring food security as it contributes 26-28% of the entire Agriculture output. It is a consistent growth factor for agriculture.
The year 2009 was a very challenging year for the livestock and poultry industry and for the Bureau of Animal Industry, in terms of emerging infectious diseases and climate change. For the first time, we faced the challenge of controlling an emerging disease, the Reston Ebola Virus in pigs, which to date has been termed “potentially” pathogenic by the Worl...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
GOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (GEMP) WORKSHOP IN ROMBLON
by: Dr. Sharie Aviso
The province of Romblon recorded its last outbreak in year 2003, which was an incursion caused by the entry of uncooked meat carried by passengers aboard a shipping vessel from North Harbor, Manila. Despite the absence of an outbreak in the whole Philippines for the year 2006, the danger of FMD incursion in Romblon cannot be discounted.
To ensure that Romblon is capable of safeguarding its boundaries and maintain...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
REGION IV SHORTS
by: Dr. Sharie Aviso
The year 2006 was a busy one for the NFMDTF and partners in the DARFU-IV and Region IV LGUs. Here’s a glimpse of some of the activities undertaken to keep Region IV FMD-free.
Meetings with Hog Raisers Groups. The NFMDTF met with Hog Raisers Groups of Batangas (10 June), Laguna (20 June), Quezon (8 July), and Cavite (22 July) to discuss the animal movement policies of the BAI and to persuade the owners to apply their farms for accreditation as “FMD-free farms”.
Q...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
CMT RESPONDS TO HIGHLY SUSPECT FMD INCIDENT
by: Dr. Jose Eduardo David and Dr. Sharie Aviso
VALENZUELA CITY— The National FMD Task Force Compliance Monitoring Team demonstrated its capability to perform quick response to FMD suspect cases during one of its routine inspections at a slaughterhouse in Metro Manila. A highly-suspected case of FMD was encountered at the Batimana Slaughterhouse in Valenzuela City on 17 August 2006 in which three hogs showing vesicular lesions were condemned during a joint operation of the NFMDTF Compliance Monitoring Team and the Valenzuela City Veterinary O...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
AIMING FOR FMD FREE MUNTINLUPA CITY
City Veterinary Office
The Foot and Mouth disease has been found endemic in the Philippines, we all know that the disease have caused great economic impact in our country way back in the 90’s, where in the swine and cattle industry have suffered tremendous loss.
In order to further enhance the FMD eradication program of the National FMD Task Force (NFMDTF), the City Veterinary Office (CVO), Muntinlupa City continues to implement various control measures to prevent the occurrence of FMD within the city jurisdiction.
Muntinlupa City, based on its ge...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
NFMDTF @ AGRILINK 2006
by: Dr. Sharie Aviso
The NFMDTF has put up a booth at the trade exhibit at the Agrilink 2006 from October 5 to 7, 2006 at the World Trade Center organized by the Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development (FRLD). Aqualink is once again incorporated to cater to enthusiasts in the field of fisheries. This year, Agrilink focuses on genetics with the theme, “Genetics: Vital to Agribusiness Competitiveness.”
As with previous Agrilink attendance by the NFMDTF, Super Pig was present during the opening program on October 5, 2006. Together with the mascots ...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
PAGTATAG NG RAC-ADCE SA REGION IV
by: Dr. Celo A. Lantican, DARFU-IV
Noong Mayo 23, 2006 ay pormal na naitatag ng DA-Region IV sa pamamagitan ng isang MOA signing ang Regional Advisory Committee for Animal Disease Control and Emergency (RAC-ADCE). Ito ay binubuo ng mga kinatawan galing sa iba’t-ibang ahensiya ng gobyerno (DA, NMIS, PNP, Cavite State University, PCMVLP at RADDL) at pribadong sector (PVDA, PVMA, ASAP, Swine Producer, Cattle Producer at Poultry Producer). Ang RAC-ADCE ay tumatayong tagapagmungkahi sa Director ng BAI at Secretary ng DA ukol sa mga programang tumutukoy s...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
ANG PROGRAMA NG FMD SA REGION IV
by: Dr. Arlon M. Sanchez
Ang FMD Program sa Katimugang Tagalog na ipinatutupad ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Blg. 4 (DA-RFU IV) ay naglalayong ipagpatuloy ang mga gawain at tuntunin ng pinasimulan ng NFMDTF. Ito ay nahahati sa apat (4) ng pamamaraan tulad ng: Pagmamatyag, Pagbabakuna, Kwarantina at Pamamahagi ng Angkop na Kaalaman:
1. Pagmamatyag. Ito ay kinabibilangan ng masusing pagmamatyag sa bawat lalawigan, siyudad, bayan, barangay, purok o sitio ng mga kahina-hinalang hayop na nagtataglay ng sakit na FMD. Ito ay pinamumunuan ng tanggapan ng Regional A...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
PHILIPPINES FURTHER STRENGHTENS DISEASE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
by: Dr. Sharie Michelle R. Aviso and Dr. Samuel Castro
As the Philippines goes on its 11th straight month of FMD freedom, the National FMD Task Force further strengthens disease monitoring and surveillance to maintain such zero-case scenario. The different livestock establishments are continuously monitored by the Compliance Monitoring Team (CMT) and the Veterinary/Agriculture Office concerned not only in the endemic areas but all over the country. This is in addition to the serological p...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
BENGUET...HOW IS IT NOW?
by: Dr. Jerry Sabado, DARFU-CAR.
Benguet was the only province in the Cordillera that was left behind during the national declaration as FMD-free with vaccination in December 2005. Based on the record, most of the previous outbreaks were from Baguio City and nearby municipalities such as La Trinidad, Itogon and Tuba. On the trace-back investigation made by the technical personnel, it was found out that affected animals at the stockyard and slaughterhouse came from nearby regions. The latest outbreak occurred on April 14, 2005 at the city’s slaughterhouse.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
UPDATE ON FMD ERADICATION PROGRAM IN REGION I
by: Dr. Anie Bares
The National Program to Control and Eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease in the Philippines is on its last phase. The main goal of the program is to totally eradicate FMD through progressive zoning approach.
Considering that Region I has no reported outbreak for more than two years now, following its declaration as FMD free with vaccination at the latter part of 2005, there is a need to protect the gains and facilitate measures in order to achieve the ultimate goal of eradicating FMD in the country.
This being...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
ROMBLON CONFISCATES HOT MEAT
by: Dr. Sharie Aviso
The province of Romblon has confiscated hot meat not once, not twice, but three times for the year 2006 in Poctoy Port, Odiongan, Romblon. The carcasses confiscated were assorted beef and pork with no accompanying shipping permits and meat inspection certificates. All confiscated items were disposed of by saturation of disinfectants and then by burying.
Such events prove how serious the province is in defending itself against the threat of FMD incursion. M...... Read More |
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY SUPER PIG!
by: Dr. Karen V. Umandal
Who can ever miss the most huggable mascot in town that graced almost all important events in the industry! Name it, you’ll always find Super Pig in the picture. The high-profile mascot even shook hands with the Agriculture Secretary during the Agrilink in 2004; went up to see the Australian Ambassador in Makati City; met a lot of government chief executives to promote FMD Eradication Campaign by tapping the consumers to buy only healthy meat that passed through ante- and post-mortem inspection by meat inspectors.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 |
A TRIBUTE TO A DECADE OF STRUGGLES AND MILESTONES TOWARDS AN FMD-FREE PHILIPPINES
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