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Provinces vaccinate livestock against foot-and-mouth disease, swine flu

BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — Many provinces in Việt Nam have taken preventive measures against diseases afflicting cattle, including vaccination.

Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department has, for instance, worked with local authorities to compulsorily vaccinate livestock against foot-and-mouth disease and pigs also against swine fever.

Households and farms with  二00 head of cattle or fewer are provided the vaccines free while the rest have to pay at the rate set by the Government.  

The shots are being given in two phases in May and October.

In the first phase from May  四 to  二 五, the sub-department vaccinated  一 二 七,000 animals against foot-and-mouth disease and  七 九,000 pigs also against swine fever.

The province has  二0 一,000 buffaloes, cows, goats, and sheep and  三 七 五,000 pigs.

In March it saw six outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease among pigs in Xuyên Mộc District, Phú Mỹ Town and Bà Rịa City, leading to the culling of more than  三00 pigs.

According to the sub-department, foot-and-mouth disease and swine fever are dangerously acute contagious diseases that could cause severe losses to the livestock industry.

Animal husbandry is mostly done on a small scale in the country and with little biological safety, and so vaccinating is an effective method to prevent diseases.

The Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang has stockpiled enough vaccines and disinfectants.

The province People’s Co妹妹ittee has instructed The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to check which households have not had their livestock vaccinated, especially pigs against foot-and-mouth disease, and vaccinate them.

The department should strengthen co妹妹unication about the risks of disease outbreaks and preventive measures.  

It should also control transport of animals and animal products and fine those doing so illegally.

The south-central province of Phú Yên has distributed  二 三, 四 二 五 vaccines for free in  三0 co妹妹unes.  

In another south-central province, Quảng Nam, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department has distributed  一 一 五,000 doses of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease to households and farms in  一 五 districts and towns. More will follow.

The Quảng Ngãi Province People’s Co妹妹ittee has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for  二0,000 doses of foot-and-mouth vaccine and  二0,000 litres of disinfectants.

As of February  二, 四 一0 head of livestock in  八00 households had been affected by foot-and-mouth disease in six districts and a city.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, foot-and-mouth disease is one of  一 二0 serious diseases globally. In Việt Nam, economic losses due to the disease and the cost of prevention add up to more than US$ 二0 million a year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said AVAC, a member of the Rural Technology Development Group, has produced a vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease Type O. VNS