BACOLOD City – Six more hog raisers associations were formed by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental to strengthen its efforts against the dreaded African swine fever (ASF).
The members consist of laborers and housewives, according to provincial veterinarian Dr. Renante Decena on Wednesday.
“We organized them mainly to attain the common objective of being government partners in strengthening the efforts on the prevention of ASF,” he added.
The newly-formed groups are the Secaba Cadiz Viejo Burgis Hog Raisers Association in Cadiz City; Manapla Hog Growers Association in Manapla; San Enrique Hog Raisers Association in San Enrique; La Granja Hog Raisers Association in La Carlota City; Barangay Salvacion Farmers and Hog Raisers Association in Murcia; and Cabahug Swine Raisers Association in Cadiz City.
They are grouped through the efforts of the Provincial Veterinary District Field Units in the second, third, and fourth districts.
“The member-raisers will also help in providing sufficient supply of pork not only for Negros Occidental but also to other provinces affected by the ASF,” Decena shared.
These associations are being processed to become part of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of the province.
Part of the PVO’s mandate is to increase the members of the alliance, which would mean sufficient manpower to safeguard the borders against the growing online selling of pork products perceived to be one of the causes of ASF transmission.(PNA/PN)
