The Department of Livestock Development has sent samples of pigs’ blood from both farms and slaughterhouses to be tested for African swine fever (ASF) in a bid to verify whether the country’s meat industry is suffering from an outbreak of the deadly virus.
Speaking at a closed press conference yesterday, Sorawit Thanito, chief of the Department of Livestock Department, said department officials have collected 305 samples from pigs at 10 farms and five slaughterhouses for testing by the National Institute of Animal Health.
“The results should be released to the public within two days, as soon as we receive them,” Mr Sorawit said.
He further added that the department is ready to declare an outbreak zone, with all necessary control measures being prepared ahead of confirmation of an outbreak. The World Organisation for Animal Health…
