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Culling prevents ASF spread in Cebu City

Cebu City successfully contained the spread of ASF two days after the Bureau of Animal Industry confirmed cases in the area. Jessica Maribojoc, head...

Hong Kong reports ASF outbreak, pigs culled

A Hong Kong pig farm near the China border has been hit by ASF. The infected farm in Sheung Shui is a licensed farm...

Penang in panic mode as ASF spreads

The state of Penang in Malaysia is in panic mode as ASF spreads to more farms. On January 6, Asian Agribiz exclusively reported that...

Penang farm demolished, 1500 pigs culled due to ASF

Another Penang farm near the Sungai Bakap site will cull around 1500 pigs due to ASF. Bukit Tambun Assemblyman Goh Choon Aik confirmed that...

ASF continues spread in India, hits Punjab state

ASF has hit the Patiala district in Punjab, India, prompting the government to declare the whole state as a ‘controlled area’. The disease was...

Kerala mulls buy back scheme for ASF hit farmers

The Kerala state government in India is considering a buy-back program for pigs as more farmers are hit by ASF. Government officials said they...

Karnataka starts culling pigs to control ASF

The state of Karnataka in India has started culling pigs after a few cases were reported in the villages along the border with Kerala....

Uttarakhand to start culling pigs to control ASF

Authorities in Uttarakhand state in north India will start culling pigs to control the ASF spread. This is the first time the state has...

Kerala offers to buy healthy pigs from ASF-hit area

The Kerala state government has offered to buy all healthy pigs from farmers in ASF-hit Wayanad district. They hope to process them in the...

Mizoram urges compensation for ASF-hit farmers

Authorities from Mizoram state in northeast India have asked the central government for funds to compensate its pig farmers hit by ASF. To date,...

Pig culling starts in Wayanad, Kerala to control ASF

The district of Wayanad, in north Kerala, India has started culling pigs to control ASF. The district confirmed the presence of the virus over...

Darrang, Assam cull pigs to control ASF

The Darrang district in Assam, northeast India, has culled over 150 pigs to control the spread of ASF. The areas of Pathorighat, Godhia Para,...

Sarawak culls 585 pigs in two-day operation

Authorities in Sarawak, Malaysia culled 585 pigs in a two-day operation after detecting ASF at two commercial pig farms in Miri. Stephen Rundi Utom,...

Carcass incineration of ASF-infected pigs costly, impractical

The incineration of ASF-infected pig carcasses proposed by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) in Sarawak, Malaysia is too costly and impractical, said Dato Sri...

Melaka culls nearly 2000 pigs due to ASF

Nearly 2000 pigs in Melaka, Malaysia have been culled due to ASF after the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) detected the virus at 16...

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