Friday, June 9, 2023

African Swine Fever

Another African Swine Fever outbreak at Manipur pig farm

Manipur veterinary authorities registered another African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in a commercial piggery farm at Longmai-IV (Peaceland) village in Manipur’s Noney district.An official source in the state veterinary and animal husbandry department said that the outbreak of ASF...

Nagaland: DC Kohima bans pig slaughter, transportation

Following the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in various locations of Kohima district, the deputy commissioner (DC) Kohima, Shanava C, has ordered ban on slaughter of pigs, ban on import and export of pigs and piglets, ban on...

Positive cases of African Swine Fever confirmed in Kohima, Dimapur districts

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services department has informed that positive cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been confirmed in Meriema, Viswema and Dzulakie village of Kohima district, and Unity Colony at Purana Bazar & Bamunpukhuri colony of Dimapur...

AH&VS department informs on differential features of pig diseases

In an attempt to clarify and end the confusion of pig diseases, especially African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever and Swine Flu, the department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) has issued differential features of pig diseases.According to...

BAN on slaughter, sale of pigs in Mon

In view of the outbreak of African Swine Flu (ASF) in Longleng district and neighbouring districts of Assam, the deputy commissioner (DC) Mon, Thavaseelan K, has ordered ban on sale and slaughter of pigs and import of pigs from...

16 more pigs die of ASF in Mizoram

At least 16 more pigs died of African Swine Fever in Mizoram with the toll due to the disease rising to 770 in the state in a little over two months, an official said.At least 124 pigs have been...

After Mizoram, African Swine Fever infiltrates Sikkim

The lethal African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has managed to sneak into Sikkim after ravaging the state of Mizoram. Several cases of African Swine Fever have been identified in at least four districts of the state, namely - Gangtok,...

Mizoram bans import of pigs amid fresh African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak

The Mizoram government banned the import of pigs and pork products after new cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were detected in the state, as per an official notification.There will be a complete ban on the import of live...

Fresh African Swine Fever cases reported in Mizoram

After a hiatus of three months, Mizoram has again reported fresh cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), an official said.Last year over 33,000 pigs died in the state due to the outbreak of ASF.Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department joint...

Fresh outbreak of African Swine Fever reported in Mizoram

The highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF), which created havoc last year in Mizoram killing over 33,000 pigs, has reappeared in few districts of the bordering state, officials said. Officials of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH & Vety) Department...