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The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is coordinating with local government units and the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) regional office for the implementation of protocols aimed at preventing the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Cebu. BAI confirmed on Wednesday that 58 out of the 149 pig blood samples…
Published January 19, 2021, 12:46 PM The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared the Philippines free from avian influenza or bird flu less than a year since the fatal animal disease crept back into the poultry farms of the country. As of January 8, the country is now free of the last remaining A (H5N6) strain of the Avian Influenza (AI), the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) announced on Tuesday. (MANILA BULLETIN) The OIE declaration came less than a year since A (H5N6) was detected in a commercial layer poultry farm in Pampanga and backyard p...
01/19/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/18/2021 23:49 Phl declared bird flu-free The Philippines is now free of the Avian Influenza (AI) A(H5N6) virus. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), announced that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared that as of January 8, 2021, the country is now free of the last remaining A(H5N6) strain of the Avian Influenza (AI). The country was able to resolve the outbreaks of AI A(H5N6) in a commercial layer poultry farm in Pampanga, and backyard poultry farms in a village in Rizal,...
By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 19, 2021 12:33pm Updated January 19, 2021 1:31pm The Philippines is free of the Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday. In a statement, the DA said the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared that as of January 8, 2021, the country is now free of the last remaining A(H5N6) strain of the AI. The DA said the country was able to resolve the outbreaks of AI A(H5N6) in a commercial layer poultry farm in Pampanga, and backyard poultry farms in a village in Rizal, in less than a year after the ...