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    The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is committed to the development, expansion and sustainability of the Livestock and Poultry Sector. It plays a major role in the country’s Food Security Program, as it consistently contributes 26-28% of the whole Agriculture output. Agriculture is about 18% of the National Gross Domestic Product. 

    BAI as an institution is tasked to formulate policies and programs, and implement projects that would improve the sector’s productivity to meet the needs of the growing populace. This revolves around the three (3) major programs namely: Animal Disease Prevention, Control and Eradication; Genetic Improvement; and Competitive Enhancement and Production Support Program.

    The country’s diseases freedom from Avian Influenza (AI) or Bird Flu enables us to export poultry meat and poultry products to Japan, Hongkong and the Middle East countries and breeder day-old chicks to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Nepal and the Middle East. Also, while we have maintained the international recognition of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) freedom for the islands of Mindanao, and Visayas, Palawan, and Masbate since 2001 and 2002, respectively, from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the same international freedom recognition for the island of Luzon is forth coming. This will allow free movement and trade of livestock and livestock products in due time. However, maintaining disease freedom requires enormous resources, collective efforts, and cooperation of all industry players.

    Breeder Stocks infusion through the importation of genetically superior breeds of cattle, goat and sheep, and bull semen under the Genetic Resources Improvement Program (GRIP) is well underway.

    Under the Competitive Enhancement and Production Support Program, the BAI ensures safety and quality of production inputs like animal feeds, veterinary biologics/vaccines, and veterinary drugs and products in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory agencies. It imposes border control and quarantine to prevent the entry of exotic animal diseases. In addition, it establishes and maintains market linkages, and monitors prices and volume of livestock commodities. BAI continues to strengthen its collaboration with all stakeholders: Livestock and Poultry Raisers Associations, Veterinary Practitioners groups, allied professions and industries, LGU’s, and other government agencies in identifying problems affecting the animal industry. Together, we work to find a collective and realistic solution to address these challenges.

    The increasingly globalized international trade of livestock and livestock products coupled with the exponential growth of population, climate change, dwindling resources especially of arable lands for agriculture, livestock and poultry farming, and most crucially the emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic diseases all have adverse impacts to the industry. But with your commitment as industry players, stakeholders and partners, with the BAI as focal for the rational use of its available resources, together we will continue to prevail.

    Thank you and Mabuhay!                   

    DAVINIO P. CATBAGAN, DVM
    Officer-In-Charge 

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