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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is distributing "sentinel" piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) for at least 90 days, initially in eight regions, benefiting 8,000 smallholder farmers. The sentinel protocol checks if a virus or disease is still present in an area.
The program is the start of the Duterte government's restocking program to increase pig production and subsequently stabilize pork supplies and prices.
Investment is also made available to pig multiplier farms to ensure a continuous source of piglets for the subsequent expansion of the restocking program, and investments in biosecurity and surveillance programs.
May 5, 2021/ Department of Agriculture/ Philippines.
https://www.da.gov.ph/
