H1N1: Govt Urges Pig Breeders to Enhance Biosecurity
MALAYSIA - The country's pig breeders are urged to enhance the biosecurity levels at their farm to curb the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak.

Sabah Govt Has No Plans to Close Down Farms
MALAYSIA - The Sabah state government does not intend to close down pig farms in the state following the outbreak of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak which is becoming more serious.

New Temporary Site For Labuan's Pork Sellers
MALAYSIA - The seven-month impasse on the location of a suitable place to sell pork in Labuan has been resolved, with all six pork sellers here unanimously agreeing to a new temporary site identified by...

Environmentally-friendly Pig Abattoir Assured
MALAYSIA - Kedah Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, on Saturday gave assurance that the pig abattoir that will be built in the state would be environmentally friendly to ensure that its surroundings...

Pork Sellers Ask Council to Leave Them Alone
MALAYSIA - Teruntum assemblyman Chang Hong Seong has reasurred pork sellers at the wet market that their stalls will be maintained in its present premises.

Import of Pork Likely if Price Goes Up
MALAYSIA - The Veterinary Services Department will allow pork to be imported if the farm price of pigs continues to go up, director-general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin said.

Farms' Future Rests with Courts
MALAYSIA - The court will decide the fate of pig and poultry farms in Papar in the West Coast division of Sabah.

Sabah Pig Farmers Need a Licence
MALAYSIA - Pig farmers in Sabah must apply for a licence before 1 July.

Pigs to be Tested with Four Different Vaccines
MALAYSIA - The government will test four different types of influenza A (H1N1) vaccines on some 10,000 pigs starting next week.

Pig Farmers Given Three Years to Relocate
MALAYSIA - Pig farmers in Kampung Air Kuning Selatan, Tampin, have been given three years to relocate as the site has been deemed unsuitable for pig rearing.

Open Selling of Pork Subject to Controversy
MALAYSIA - The open selling of pork at the morning market in Taman Taming Jaya AA, BB and CC Flats in Balakong, Selangor, has raised some issues.

Farmers Not to Be Blamed for Beta-Agonist
MALAYSIA - The banned beta-agonist substance found in pigs have found its way not through unscrupulous farmers looking to increase their livestock's lean meat but through a permissible hormone.

PAS’ Help Sought to Stop Pig-Rearing Project
KUALA LUMPUR - About 300 members of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris), gathered in front of the Bandar Baru Bangi Stadium, on Monday night to hand over a memorandum...

Pig Reared in Johor Free from Beta-Agonists
MALAYSIA - Pigs reared in Johor are free from beta-agonists.

Deadline for Pork Sellers to Move into Market
MALAYSIA - Pork sellers in this international offshore financial centre have been given until Saturday (6 December) by the Labuan Corporation to move into the new RM1mil market.

Veterinary Dept To Propose Enclosed Pig Farm
MALAYSIA - The Kedah Veterinary Department will make a proposal to the government to set up a modern farm using the enclosed farming system for pig rearing in the state.

New Farm To Address Illegal Pig-Rearing In Selangor
MALAYSIA - Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today the aim of the proposed high-tech pig farm in Kampung Tumbuk, Sepang was to resolve the problems of illegal pig-rearing farms scattered...