(ĐN)- According to the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the blue ear epidemic has been gradually reined in Dong Nai, with no new cases reported in the province.
(ĐN)- According to the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the blue ear epidemic has been gradually reined in Dong Nai, with no new cases reported in the province.
Five communes badly hit by the disease namely Vinh Tan commune in Vinh Cuu district, Bac Son and Song Trau communes in Trang Bom district, Tam An commune in Long Thanh district and Phuoc Thien commune in Nhon Trach district are seeking the approval of the Provincial People’s Committee to declare free of blue-ear pig disease in order to resume the sale of pigs and pig products in these localities.
Other infected communes in the province are expected to soon be declared free of the epidemic.
Dong Nai has culled over 25,000 sick pigs, with a total weight of almost one million kilograms, when the blue-ear disease hit the province’s 15 communes. The outbreak caused a loss of more than VND40 billion for the province, according to statistics of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Reported by K.M
