Vietam not Handling the avian outbreak, cattle

Handling the avian outbreak, cattle
Friday, 11.02.2012, 01:35 (GMT +7)
(SGGP). - On 1-11, the conference implementation of disease prevention and control trade in cattle, poultry and the South East and the Mekong Delta by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held in Ho Chi Minh City , Deputy Minister Diep Kinh Tan stressed that from now until the beginning of 2013 was a period of disease of cattle and poultry conditions appear, spread; especially H5N1, fairly complex evolution. So, the local is not subjective, they appear to focus on treatment, not to spread causing huge damage. Particularly in the Mekong Delta to continue vaccination vaccine, so this approach is effective, no ramifications virus as in central and northern.

Meanwhile, according to the Department of Animal Husbandry, from now until the end of the year, monthly import 10,000 - 13,000 tons of meat, mainly chicken, two times the average monthly imports nine months. Due to weak purchasing power, the price of meat in the last months have only increased by 8% - 10%.

In addition, the amount of waste chicken smuggled into Vietnam via border surge. From 70,000 to 100,000 tons of poultry smuggled into Vietnam, nearly 50% of imported meat this year, increasing the risk of infectious diseases of poultry in the country, due to highly pathogenic viruses, causing rapid death .  http://www.sggp.org.vn/ytesuckhoe/2012/11/303121/