Food Problem Year: stamping service animal care

Food Problem Year: stamping service animal care
Nam Nguyen, RFA reporter
2011-11-11
No bird flu vaccines change, livestock epidemic in trouble because of foot and mouth and blue ear pig, Vietnam made "May disinfection and hygiene nationwide environmental" fiercely stamping service stable disease to livestock enough food for New Year season.

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Two veterinary staff working in the frozen zone "area with bird flu" in Bac Giang. AFP PHOTO


Worries farmers
Losses because of outbreaks of livestock in Vietnam had caused supply crisis pork and poultry. An agricultural country like Vietnam had to import this year to 120,000 tons of meat, including poultry products account for more than 80%. Mr. Hoang Kim Giao, director of animal husbandry from Hanoi said that, profitable enterprise that they enter. Mr Giao said imported chicken is not whole, only the legs, arms or fourth child. Pork is the meat grinding, meat pieces, but beef is good quality.
"Vietnam has not banned imports of meat and food, not for the quota for free trade, on the quality standards that are in it."
Mr. Hoang Kim Giao, Vietnam is trying to reassure the disease control rate re fast now because farmers had three back. Therefore, seasonal food supply for people nationwide Tet is abundant.

 
Fresh pork sold in a small market in Hanoi. AFP

Baomoi.com website reported, Veterinary Department, Hoang Van Five days 8/11 identified as the weather and the seasons change smuggled poultry situation complicated is that the risk of new outbreaks remains high. In particular, the northern weather temperatures increase the risk of developing respiratory disease for pigs, including blue-ear disease.Theoretically, Vietnam has 300 million poultry, 28 million more than 9 million pigs and cattle. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 10 months from beginning to end on 31/10 about 25 thousand pigs had to be destroyed when PRRS outbreaks in 13 provinces.
Foot and mouth disease occurred in 34 provinces as well as nearly 100,000 infected cattle as cattle, pigs and goats to slaughter of nearly 20,000 children. Particularly HPAI H5N1 outbreak occurred in 90 provinces with 22 dead or poultry to be destroyed is 141,000 children. The noteworthy point is the H5N1 bird flu virus has added a new category, which appears in parallel in Vietnam, while the world can not be made effective vaccine.

  TS Application for registration, Chief Veterinary Epidemiology Vietnam said:
"Vaccines for the new strain 2.3.2 class I to Beijing just over a week ago but now is a new vaccine, the H5N1 bird flu virus strain 2.3.2 appeared in South China and Vietnam Nam together a vaccine is still effective. "



Difficulties in disease prevention
A ready-made chicken stalls in Hanoi. AFP

 

Answer the question in this context, veterinary services will be measures to prevent bird flu virus changes with in the place of service. Dr. Van Post reported U.S. outbreak virus strains with class 2 in Phu Tho, Thai Binh and Nghe An and Quang Tri and potentially virus circulation in most of the North Central Province.
"13 provinces in the south still circulating virus class1, we still shots, we just enter Re5 60 million doses of vaccine-H5N1, the vaccine remains effective for our class and prepare a vaccination drive 2-2011. For central and northern provinces, the class 2.3.2 does not work the way our resolve to strengthen surveillance systems.Our new import 60 million doses of H5N1 vaccine-Re5, this vaccine is effective for our class and prepare a vaccination drive 2-2011. For central and northern provinces, the class 2.3.2 does not work the way our resolve to strengthen surveillance systems...
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