DA-10, Impasugong break ground on Php10-M Swine Facility
IMPASUGONG, Bukidnon – In a bid to strengthen the local swine industry and safeguard against African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture–Region 10 (DA-10), through its Livestock Program, partnered with the local government unit of Impasugong for the groundbreaking of a biosecured swine breeder facility on September 23 Funded under the Integrated National Swine […]
Authorities investigating deaths of warty pigs in Bukidnon protected area
MALAYBALAY CITY — At least nine warty pigs (Sus philippensis) died from still unknown causes within the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park last year, the chief of the Protected Area Management Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Bukidnon said on January 31, 2023 The warty pigs, which are classified as vulnerable by the […]
ASF virus can survive in a frozen meat for a longer time – BAI official
The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus can survive in frozen meat for a longer period said by an official of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
SMC to close Monterey piggeries in Bukidnon
San Miguel Corp. management decided to shut down all of its Monterey affiliated piggeries in Bukidnon due to African Swine Fever.