Dr. Armie Capuyan, Department of Agriculture in Region 11 African swine fever focal person. (PNA photo by Che Palicte)
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) reported Wednesday that a total of 41,831 pigs in the entire region were culled due to the African swine fever (ASF).
Dr. Armie Capuyan, DA-11 ASF focal person, said 23,326 pigs were culled in Davao Occidental, 6,431 in Davao del Sur, 4,463 in Davao City, 4,599 in Davao del Norte, 2,330 in Davao de Oro, and 682 in Davao Oriental.
“For the province of Davao Occidental, they do not have reported cases as of now and those ASF affected areas before are becoming the primary candidate for swine repopulation. However, it is still subject to an assessment of the DA-11 technical team,” Capuyan said during a press briefing here.
Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao de Oro provinces, she said, are undergoing "disease control activities."
Capuyan said DA-11 has already distributed indemnification payments amounting to over PHP134 million to some 8,885 affected hog raisers in the region.
On top of the indemnification payment, DA-11 also provided the logistics needed by the local government units for disease surveillance.
“Aside from that, we also have animal dispersal activities wherein DA distributed animals like goat and chicken since there is still a risk in raising pigs in the affected area,” she said. (PNA)
