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Monday, June 29, 2009
Finance Dept Considers Duty on Feed WheatPHILIPPINES - The finance department does not oppose proposals to extend the zero duty on food wheat but is more cautious on doing so for wheat for animal feed.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
PRRS Kills 700 Pigs in Central LuzonPHILIPPINES - Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) has been blamed for the deaths of more than 700 pigs in 15 towns of Pampanga province in the Central Luzon region.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Bryan M. Retales New Manager of TOPIGS PhilippinesPHILIPPINES - TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan M. Retales, DMV as manager of TOPIGS Philippines with effect from May 2009.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Ag Department Moves to More Integrated ApproachPHILIPPINES - Livestock, poultry and feed sectors needs a total approach, says Agriculture Department Secretary, Arthur Yap. The move in linked to a freeing up of trade rules with other ASEAN countrie...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Hog Raisers Seek Total Pork Import BanPHILIPPINES - A party-list congressman representing the livestock industry on Wednesday said the spread of the influenza A(H1N1) virus and pork importation are bringing down the country's hog industry...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Temporary Ban on Canadian Pork Imports LiftedPHILIPPINES - The Philippine government yesterday announced that a temporary ban on most Canadian pork imports has been lifted as pork consumption is proved not to transmit Influenza A H1N1 virus that...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Philippines Province GM Feed Ban to StayPHILIPPINES - Despite opposition from livestock and poultry farmers, the ban of genetically modified (GM) products, including feed ingredients, remains in place in the province of Negros Occidental.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Future Ban on GM Products Would Threaten FarmingPHILIPPINES - A future ban on genetically modified (GM) products in the province of Negros Occidental could lead to the collapse of the livestock and poultry industries, a leading veterinarian has war...
Monday, April 27, 2009
New Biogas Generator Helps FarmersPHILIPPINES - The government is urging pig and poultry farmers to adapt gas-fed generators to run on biogas, and simple technology is already available for the conversion.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hog Cholera Behind Death of Zamboanga PigsPHILIPPINES - Its official: the swine industry of the Filipino southern port city is free from the Ebola Reston virus.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Producers Seek to Postpone Free TradePHILIPPINES - Poultry and pig farmers want the start of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to be postponed in the light of the current global economic situation.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Philippines Puts More Hog Farms under SurveillancePHILIPPINES - A Philippine animal industry official said on Friday that thousands of backyard hog farms were under surveillance in an attempt to protect the livestock sector from the Ebola-Reston virus,...
More Spoiled Pig Meat Seized in BalintawakPHILIPPINES - Authorities seized more than 200 kilos of spoiled "double dead" meat at the MC Market in Balintawak, Quezon City Monday.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Bulacan Officials Feast on Ebola Reston-free PigsPHILIPINES - After clearing a hog farm in Bulacan province of Ebola Reston-infected pigs, local officials recently gathered and dug into virus-free roasted pigs.
Zamboanga Pigs Die of Swine Flu VirusPHILIPPINES - The death of a dozen pigs last week in barangay Vitali, 72 kilometers east of this city, was caused by mainly swine flu and not the Ebola Reston virus as earlier feared by people in the ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Contaminated Pork Seized in Angeles CityPHILIPPINES - Some 70 kilos of pork meat believed contaminated with hog cholera disease were seized by personnel from the city veterinary office before it was sold to the public, authorities said.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Culling of Ebola-infected Pigs Comes to an EndPHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Saturday started disinfecting a hog farm in Pandi town, Bulacan province, after completing the culling of more than 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola...
Friday, March 06, 2009
'Double Dead' Pork Seized in BalintawakPHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Thursday seized a ton of "double dead" pork in a surprise inspection at a public market in Quezon City.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Workers Culling Pigs Complain of HeadachesPHILIPPINES - Authorities will try to complete the culling of 6,000 pigs infected with Ebola-Reston virus at a Pandi, Bulacan piggery by Friday.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Bulacan Hog Industry will Recover After CullingPHILIPPINES - Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza said today he is optimistic that the dying hog industry in the province will recover as soon as the government is done with the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Culling of Pigs Expected to Happen on SchedulePHILIPPINES - The National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expect to finish the depopulation of some 6,000 pigs from a farm in Pandi, Bulacan...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Mass Pig Slaughter to Fight Ebola CommencesPHILIPPINES - Health and Agriculture officials arrived at a Filipino farm yesterday to begin slaughtering around 6,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the Ebola-Reston virus.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Culling of Pigs with Ebola Strain to Take a WeekPHILIPPINES - The culling of 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola Reston virus in Pandi, Bulacan will push through on Saturday (28 February).
Thursday, February 26, 2009
DA 6: Western Visayas Pork is Ebola Reston-freePHILIPPINES - Pork consumers in Western Visayas have nothing to fear with the reported ebola reston virus which was reported to have infected several hog farms in Luzon.
No Sign of Salmonella Outbreak in HogsPHILIPPINES - There is no salmonella outbreak in Region 8, announced Dr. Archie Lluz, Chief of Regional Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Hogs to be Culled to Stamp Out Ebola Reston VirusPHILIPPINES - Philippine agriculture authority will start culling roughly 6,000 heads of pigs in a farm in Luzon, northern Philippines in a move to curtail the transmission of Ebola Reston virus and protect...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Hog Farmers Say Pork Safe for Human ConsumptionPHILIPPINES - Amid the scare triggered by the Ebola Reston virus (ERV) in pigs, a group of hog farmers in the country today assured the public that locally-produced pork and pork products are safe for...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Livestock, Meat Industries Exported P3.3B in 2008PHILIPPINES - Livestock and meat to the value of 3.3 billion pesos were exported last year.
Ebola Reston Found Again in PhilippinesPHILIPPINES - The order has gone out to slaughter 6,000 pigs amid the latest Ebola Reston virus scare.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Pork and Chicken Prices Go UpTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Ebola Reston virus scare has finally taken its toll on the prices of chicken and pork sold in public markets, a television report said...
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