Check the quarantine work of newly-imported gilts from Thailand to Vietnam in the animal quarantine area in Cam Son commune, Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province last night and this morning (13 / 5) Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien affirmed that, in the context of the domestic seed supply has not met the requirements, it will increase the import of broodstock to meet the breed for service. restore pig production.
Import of gilts was made between Vietnam-Germany International Nutrition Co., Ltd., Vietnam through a contract with Inspired Nutrient Company – a Thai pig production company affiliated with Denmark. The newly imported batch of pigs to Vietnam includes 250 of the total 20,000 sows and 200 male pigs that the enterprise will import this year.
Mr. Pham Tran Sum, Director of Vietnam-Germany International Nutrition Company, said that it is expected that from now to August, enterprises will complete the import of this whole pig.
It is estimated that with a period of about 5 months after the import of the sow, by December this year, this enterprise not only has enough breeds to increase the herd and re-herd for the farms in the system but also provides the breed. The market will meet the demand for re-farming for farms and farms in the provinces from Quang Tri to Vinh Phuc.
“Of the 20,000 imported sows that are scheduled to be reunited for the enterprise, the rest will provide the market to re-farm at households, farms and farms.
During this period, the Government called on enterprises to share with consumers about pork prices, the import of breeding pigs is very necessary not only to help businesses have breeding animals to re-breed, but also to show the responsibility of businesses must do how to reduce the fastest price of live hog in the market, ensure consumer benefits and consumer price index, ”Mr. Sum stated.
Immediately after customs clearance at Lao Bao border gate, Quang Tri province on the night of May 12, does the veterinary quarantine body check the records of the health status of the breeding pig herds, through the initial inspection? detect clinical symptoms of infectious diseases in pigs.
According to Mr. Le Dinh Hue, Sub-Department of Animal Health of Region 3, the imported pigs continue to be monitored for animal infectious diseases, especially the African swine cholera epidemic in the isolated area minimum time is 28 days and not more than 45 days as prescribed.
If the shipment meets the requirements of disease safety, it will be issued with the Certificate of imported animal quarantine and a notice of eligibility to the veterinary specialized agency where the pigs are transported.
“The time required for quarantine according to the law does not exceed 45 days, in the quarantine process we coordinate with pig importing enterprises to organize the earliest sampling for testing and recommend that enterprises apply full vaccination. zoonotic diseases.
When the test is completed, a certificate will be issued, which confirms that the batch of piglets is safely imported so that when the establishment receives the animals, it will know that the breed is eligible for disease safety, contributing to the increase of the herd. restoring the herd, ”Mr. Hue added.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said that, in the context of the domestic seed supply has not met the requirements, it will increase imports of broodstock to meet the breed to serve the increasing herd. and re-herd, and the import of gilts in general and breeding pigs is without a “quota”. In order to increase the herd and re-herd in the immediate future, it is necessary to drastically prevent the African swine cholera epidemic, applying the biosafety raising process at the highest level.
Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien also asked localities to quickly complete documents and procedures to support damage to farms and farms affected by African pig cholera so that farmers can maintain capital for production. Export, re-herd and increase herd. Proposing and facilitating land fund to switch from small-scale animal husbandry to small-scale and medium-scale animal husbandry far from residential areas.
