Strengthening disease control, ensuring safety for livestock and poultry

In recent days, hot weather and high temperatures have made livestock and poultry susceptible to diseases, heat stroke and death, causing economic losses to farmers. Therefore, the care, prevention and control of diseases for livestock at the present time need to be focused on.

Strengthening disease control, ensuring safety for livestock and poultry Livestock model of Ms. Le Thi Chinh's family, Vien village, Giao An commune (Lang Chanh).

Poultry farmers are interested in proactive measures to protect their livestock from the heat, especially chickens, because they are not resistant to heat. If the weather is above 39 degrees Celsius and not cooled down in time, the chickens can get heatstroke and die en masse. The family of Ms. Le Thi Chinh, Vien village, Giao An commune (Lang Chanh) has developed a comprehensive livestock model, including 200 pigs and 10,000 chickens. On hot days, her family focuses on implementing measures to protect their livestock. Ms. Chinh said: “Every day, the pigs are bathed and the barns are cleaned. For chicken farms, biological bedding is used; during this hot season, the animals are fed more in the early morning and late afternoon, reducing feeding at noon. At the same time, leaves are used to cover the roof of the barn to reduce the temperature of the barn. In addition, to ensure the safety of livestock, in addition to injecting all mandatory vaccines against dangerous infectious diseases as required by veterinary agencies, my family also regularly sprays disinfectants and sterilizes the livestock area to limit pathogens. Thanks to that, the family's pigs and chickens always grow healthy and do not get sick.”

Currently, the total buffalo herd in the province is 155,000, the cow herd is 248,000, the pig herd is 1.28 million, the poultry herd is 26.9 million, and the goat herd is 12,800. To protect livestock to grow healthily in hot weather conditions, the agricultural sector has issued many propaganda documents, instructing breeders on measures to prevent and combat sun, heat and diseases that often occur in the summer for each livestock. The Provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine organizes vaccinations for livestock and poultry according to plan to increase resistance and limit the risk of epidemics. Localities across the province are focusing on implementing the first vaccination campaign. Accordingly, by mid-April 2024, 4,998,000 animals had been vaccinated against avian influenza, reaching 69.13% of the vaccination area; Foot and mouth disease vaccine for buffaloes and cows was given to 150,015 animals, reaching 67.2% of the vaccination area; anthrax vaccine for buffaloes and cows was given to 148,590 animals, reaching 66.55% of the vaccination area; lumpy skin disease vaccine for buffaloes and cows was given to 103,205 animals, reaching 46.22% of the vaccination area; swine erysipelas vaccine for 229,516 animals, reaching 55.35% of the vaccination area; swine fever vaccine for 265,086 animals, reaching 63.93% of the vaccination area. The provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine also recommends that people separate livestock showing signs of infectious diseases from the herd for monitoring and immediately report to local authorities and veterinary agencies at all levels to organize investigation, verification and timely implementation of disease prevention and control measures. Along with that, livestock households in the province proactively take measures to protect their livestock by arranging density suitable to the barn area; installing cooling and sanitation systems for barns; paying attention to livestock waste treatment to limit heat generation and environmental pollution; stocking up on some vitamins and electrolytes to cool down livestock on hot days...

In the first 4 months of the year, the Provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine has implemented a plan to monitor the circulation of avian influenza virus, African swine fever and post-vaccination monitoring in the province, specifically: taking 100 Swab samples to monitor the circulation of swine flu; 20 combined Swab samples to monitor the circulation of avian influenza; 50 samples to monitor the circulation of African swine fever and is continuing to prepare to deploy the work of taking samples for post-vaccination monitoring. The work of controlling and quarantined animals transported out of the province and at the animal quarantine stations at traffic hubs has been carried out in accordance with the quarantine process and procedures, without errors occurring during the implementation process; ensuring that animals transported in and out of the province are inspected. In 4 months, more than 300 cows; 84,000 pigs over 15kg; more than 90,400 farmed pigs; 938,000 breeding poultry; 1,400,000 poultry slaughtered... Recently, there have been many heat waves, which have significantly affected livestock farming, but thanks to proactive implementation of protective measures, livestock farming in the province has developed relatively stably, with no major epidemics occurring.

Article and photos: Khanh Phuong

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