Be careful to restore pig herds.

Officials of the Economic Department of Tan Uyen commune inspect and guide farmers on the process of safely restoring pig herds.

According to statistics from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (Department of Agriculture and Environment), since the beginning of the year, the whole province has recorded 35 outbreaks of ASF in 33 communes and wards, forcing the destruction of 13,207 pigs with a total weight of 697,819 kg, belonging to 3,349 households of 397 residential groups and villages. This has caused heavy damage to the livestock industry, the economy of households, and affected the food supply chain.
Faced with the complicated developments of ASF, the Provincial People's Committee has taken drastic measures, including issuing many documents directing timely prevention and control. Authorities at all levels have stepped up propaganda work, raising people's awareness of the epidemic situation and prevention measures. At the same time, they have vaccinated pigs against ASF; implemented the second phase of the month of general cleaning and environmental disinfection in 2025 in conjunction with quarantine of animal transportation. Up to this point, 4 communes: Bum To, Pa U, Pu Sam Cap and Nam So have gone 21 days without new ASF-infected pigs.
Meanwhile, 5 communes: Ta Tong, Dao San, Khong Lao, Muong Te, Hua Bum, continue to protect livestock well. This is a positive signal for disease control. However, the authorities still warn that the re-herding of livestock, especially pigs in localities, must be done with extreme caution, avoiding subjective mentality leading to the risk of disease recurrence.
Mr. Vu Manh Tuong - Head of the Veterinary General Department (Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of the province) said: To successfully protect the results of disease prevention and control and restore sustainable production, people need to be careful and strictly comply with regulations on pig herd restoration. Pig herd restoration should only be carried out at facilities that have never had ASF or have been at least 21 days since the last case and have not recurred. The herd restoration facility must ensure disease safety and biosafety, and can be places that are certified by VietGAHP, GlobalGAP or are confirmed to meet all requirements by local authorities and veterinary agencies.
For herd restoration facilities, livestock owners must declare their herd restoration plans to local authorities; have standard barns, care systems, drinking water, food, veterinary hygiene... in compliance with the provisions of the Law on Animal Husbandry. For large-scale livestock, environmental samples must be periodically taken to test for ASF pathogens. In addition, livestock farmers need to raise a small number of pigs on trial in the initial stage to monitor and re-herd. Every day, closely monitor the experimental herd, if there are any unusual signs, immediately notify veterinary staff and authorities for timely handling. After the trial period, if the test results are negative and the herd shows no signs of disease, the livestock farmer can fully re-herd, reaching 100% capacity. For local authorities and veterinary agencies, they are responsible for checking the conditions for herd restoration, supervising the implementation; providing technical guidance and ensuring disease prevention throughout the herd restoration process.
Studying the reality in Tan Uyen commune, we found that, in addition to disease prevention and control work, the commune's officials and civil servants actively advised people to be cautious when repopulating. Ms. Tong Thi Kim Van - Deputy Head of the Commune Economic Department shared: Currently, the DTLCP situation in the area is gradually being controlled. We have stepped up propaganda for people about the instructions of veterinary agencies when repopulating to ensure effectiveness. People are very supportive and comply with the regulations.
Pig herd restoration is an inevitable need in post-epidemic production recovery. However, if we are subjective, hasty, and do not strictly control, the consequences may be a re-outbreak of the disease with a more serious level. Therefore, people need to strictly comply with regulations on biosafety farming. In the context of the pork market still having high demand and about to increase sharply at the end of the year, if the herd is restored properly and safety factors are ensured, not only will production be restored but there will also be opportunities to increase income.
To accompany and help livestock farmers, in the coming time, specialized agencies of the province, communes and wards will continue to coordinate to strictly inspect and quarantine at checkpoints. At the same time, livestock farmers need to apply effective disease prevention and control measures and only re-herd when they have ensured the regulations according to the instructions.
We believe that with the participation of the provincial Department of Agriculture and authorities at all levels, proactive and cooperative farmers, the province will restore the pig herd safely and effectively.

Source: https://baolaichau.vn/kinh-te/than-trong-tai-dan-lon-784834