May 25, 2022 9:52 pm
Animal Husbandry Department Secretary Dr P Senthil Kumar has cautioned the general public to refrain from eating pork after the death of a total of 117 pigs
April 19, 2022 9:43 pm
Tripura Animal Resource Development Minister Bhagaban Das said samples of three pigs were sent for testing to the North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Guwahati on April 13. The reports returned positive for African Swine Fever on April 16.
February 28, 2022 9:52 pm
Mizoram had banned the import of pigs from other states and neighbouring foreign countries for about 17 months between August 2020 and January 2022.
January 11, 2022 6:16 pm
Authorities launched a probe at the weekend, after growing speculation in recent weeks that the disease was already decimating Thai pig herds.
September 22, 2021 8:23 pm
The government has declared compensation ranging between Rs 2,200 to Rs 15,000 for pig rearers who have lost animals owing to the culling exercise.
March 26, 2021 7:12 am
ASF is a highly contagious animal disease of wild and domestic swine. It can spread rapidly in swine populations with extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality.
September 10, 2020 3:57 pm
Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said Thursday that authorities have prepared for the eventuality of a case occurring in Germany and will be imposing measures to prevent a possible spread of the disease.
July 28, 2020 5:34 am
The pigs were to be originally sent to the North East states, but the plan got derailed with the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in the Seven Sisters.
July 27, 2020 4:39 pm
The current outbreak of ASF in India is the first time that the disease has been reported in the country. In September 2019, the outbreak of the disease swept through pig populations in China — which is the largest exporter and consumer of pork — leading to large-scale cullings.
May 07, 2020 8:27 pm
Over 2,900 pigs have died in the Assam due to African Swine Fever (ASF), which does not affect humans but can be catastrophic for pigs.