Checkpoint to stop swine diseases set up
Credit to Author: EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:26:01 +0000
BALANGA City, Bataan: The provincial government on Thursday set up an animal quarantine checkpoint in Hermosa town to prevent entry of swine diseases. Dr. Alberto Venturina, provincial veterinarian, said they installed the checkpoint in Barangay Palihan manned by veterinarians and members of the Philippine National Police and Metro Bataan Development Authority. He said all transported pigs that would enter Bataan should be checked for permits, such as veterinary certificate issued by the city or provincial veterinarian and a shipping permit from the Bureau of Animal Industry. He said that there was no report yet of pigs inflicted by swine disease in the province. He said that there are 35 commercial piggery farms in 11 towns and one city with 5,411 sows. The number, he said, does not include those in backyards. Aside from setting-up a quarantine checkpoint, he said that he left specific instructions to avoid hogs in Bataan farms from being infected with any disease.