Vietnam: Heightened risk of cattle, poultry diseases The Department for Animal Husbandry has issued a warning about the likely recurrence of diseases in cattle and poultry, especially in the central provinces that have been battered by two recent typhoons. Nguyen Xuan Duong, acting director of the department, said the impacts of the typhoons on the central provinces would lead to a recurrence and rapid spread of mouth-and-foot and blue-ear diseases in cattle and A/H5N1 bird flu in poultry. According to the department, a flock of 700 chickens in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Luong Son District has been infected with bird flu. Meanwhile, the mouth-and-foot disease has been detected in the central province of Quang Nam since late last month. However, due to bad weather resulting from Typhoon Nari, known in Vietnam as Typhoon No. 11, such diseases are likely to recur in the coming time. Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the typhoon-hit provinces and cities to tighten controls on diseases prevention measures as the colder weather can make cattle and poultry vulnerable to disease infections. Besides, illegal cattle and poultry trading in border areas is increasing while farmers are raising new herds in preparation for the forthcoming Lunar New Year holiday, running the risk of cattle and poultry being infected with diseases in the final months of the year. Source: english.thesaigontimes.vn/Home/society/nation/31544/Heightened-risk-of-cattle-poultry-diseases.html
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:33:15 +0000
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