Along with Phu Giao District, Bau Bang District has become the second locality in the nation accredited by Department of Veterinary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as the safe zones from swine foot and mouth disease. The outcome was thanks to effective application of standards in husbandry and disease control in Bau Bang District through time.
A swine husbandry farm at Lai Uyeen Commune in Bau Bang District. Photo: H. Pham
Safe zone constructed
The plan for the establishment of an animal disease-free area was carried out by Bau Bang district on the basis of the 1174 plan of the provincial People's Committee on the establishment of cattle and swine foot and mouth disease prevention and control zones in Binh Duong province in 2016-2020.
Nguyen Van Hien, Head of Bau Bang District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station, said that in implementing this plan, the People's Committee of Bau Bang district issued guiding documents relating to the prevention and control of epidemics and animal diseases, and timely allocation of funds. Through the implementation of the plan to help the functional sectors to monitor, early detection of outbreaks, the spread of the virus causes foot and mouth disease, thus raising the warning of the risk of outbreaks, the risk of causing Food hygiene and safety, thus improving the effectiveness of animal epidemic prevention and control and contribute to promoting sustainable development of cattle breeding in the district.
So far, in Bau Bang district, there are 225,628 pigs, 3,953 buffaloes and cows, and 2.5 million poultries. In 2017, the number of pigs vaccinated against foot and mouth disease in small farms in the district is 16,500 doses; the number of pigs quarantined at Tham Rap bridge checkpoint was 271,802 pigs and 400,737 piglets.
The certificate of animal epidemic safety with foot and mouth disease in pigs of Bau Bang district was signed by Department of Animal Health on February 26, 2018 and valid until February 26, 2023.
Besides vaccination against foot and mouth disease, blue ear, bird flu for farms, Bau Bang district also pays attention to the vaccination of livestock and poultry in small farms. "In 2017, vaccination rates for small farmers in the district reached over 80% of the vaccination, for foot and mouth disease and cholera in pigs reached over 90% of vaccination. For livestock farms, localities always provide funding and organize vaccination according to the guidelines of the station with the rate of over 90% of the vaccination, "he added. Bau Bang District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station was dispatched and dispatched 24/24 at the checkpoint at Tham Rap bridge, Tru Van Thuy commune. This is adjacent to Thanh Tam commune, Chon Thanh district, Binh Phuoc province.
Management enhanced
Implementation of the program of restructuring and producing hi-tech agriculture in Bau Bang district in 2016-2020, in which the livestock sector will be deployed in the direction of concentrating and applying high technology in construction. In the coming time, Bau Bang will strengthen the surveillance of diseases from clinical surveillance to post-vaccination surveillance; to effectively implement measures in the presence of disease outbreaks, spread disease outbreaks. District People's Committees shall direct functional agencies to organize strict management of epidemic reservoirs, vaccination, zoning and control of cattle and animal products transported out of the locality.
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Stations will coordinate with local authorities and farmers in the area to regularly monitor and monitor the disease situation of pigs during the breeding process. At the same time, to intensify the inspection of establishments trading in veterinary drugs and animal feeds in order to ensure the quality of feed and drug use strictly according to regulations. For farms and livestock farms, district leaders are required to record information on control activities in the production process such as disease, veterinary use, and disinfectants.
Hien added that in addition to implementing the plan for the establishment of an animal disease-free area, the Animal and Veterinary Stations will coordinate the promotion of information dissemination and facilitate the exchange between stations. With the animal husbandry to answer the contents related to prevention of disease outbreaks of livestock, poultry and safe breeding.
Reported by K.Dang - V.Thang – Translated by Vi Bao
