The Philippines agriculture department has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in central Cebu province and has deployed response teams to detect the extent of infection
Livestock
Vietnam to develop sustainable aquaculture with export revenues of US$12bn by 2030
A national programme has been approved to develop effective and sustainable aquaculture while proactively adapting to climate change
Philippines bans beef and poultry product imports from The Netherlands and Turkey
As a result of the outbreak of mad cow disease in The Netherlands and avian influenza in Turkey, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently imposed a temporary ban on the import of cattle-based products from The Netherlands and poultry-based products from Turkey
Breeders introduces CASA-verified frozen semen for efficient storage and delivery
Breeders of Denmark offers frozen semen from top-quality boars to enable long-term conservation and long-distance deliveries
FAO supports Lao farmers to boost cattle trade to China
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), kicked off a two-week training course on animal quarantine management in Sing District, a border area between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and China