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African swine fever virus found in wild boar carcass in Hong Kong, China, AFCD confirms
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced that a sample taken from a wild boar carcass was found to carry the African swine fever virus. In response to the recent deaths of multiple wild boars in the Wong Yue Tan area of Tai Po, AFCD staff took a sample from a relatively intact wild boar carcass found at the above location for testing, and found that the sample tested positive for African swine fever.
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South African grapes to reach 334,000 tonnes, 70 million boxes, freight rates pose a challenge
On October 27, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released its first estimate for the 2021/22 season, forecasting production of 70.6 million to 77.7 million boxes (4.5 kg/box). Based on the midpoint of 74.2 million boxes, production is expected to reach 334,000 tonnes, roughly flat compared with the previous season
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African Swine Fever Virus Found in Sanquan Dumplings: Are Soup-Filled Dumplings with Virus-Contaminated Meat Filling Safe?
You must have heard the news about swine fever in Sanquan dumplings. So do you know how Sanquan plans to handle this issue? The official response to the detection of swine fever virus in the dumplings is: all products have now been sealed and stored. The most important thing is to explain what their emergency measures are.
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African swine fever appears in Vietnam for the first time; how should the latest outbreak be prevented?
African swine fever has developed particularly severely in China, so screening at airports is also very strict, and the baggage of passengers at ports is also subject to very strict checks. But what about it? On the Vietnamese side, no news of African swine fever had been reported, so the screening of the baggage of tourists traveling from Vietnam was not subject to such high requirements. However, on February 15, a piece of pork from Vietnam was confirmed positive for African swine fever, the first case of African swine fever from Vietnam.
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African swine fever virus detected in Sanquan dumplings: are frozen dumplings still safe to eat?
Sanquan dumplings can be said to be a well-known dumpling brand, and at this time when swine fever is widespread, Sanquan dumplings have also tested positive for African swine fever virus nucleic acid. What is going on here, and what kind of reason caused it? There are reports that Sanquan Food Company (
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Banning kitchen waste feeding of pigs: kitchen waste may become a transmission route for African swine fever virus
If the African swine fever virus enters China, then kitchen waste is also a very risky transmission route. Let's take a look below. If the African swine fever virus enters China, kitchen waste is absolutely a high-risk route, but at present, after taking stock, the Council of Agriculture has
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Latest African Swine Fever Update: Pork Products Carried by Passengers at Taoyuan Airport Test Positive for African Swine Fever Again
A Chinese passenger illegally brought ham sausage from Nanjing, China, and it tested positive for the African swine fever virus. Is this true? The Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said today (the 10th) that 2 more cases of African swine fever virus genes have been detected in Chinese pork products carried into the country by passengers at Taoyuan Airport. The Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
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How to prevent African swine fever, and is it connected to live pig transport vehicles?
To prevent African swine fever, live pig transport vehicles are not subject to regulation and could become a black hole, so what should we do? Let's find out together. How is it best to defend against it? China's African swine fever epidemic situation is not transparent, and Taiwan's epidemic prevention authorities are on edge. Facing the discovery in recent days of ham sausages from China in a riverside park in Taipei and at a school in Nantou, the Council of Agriculture on the 8th gathered experts and scholars to discuss follow-up African swine fever prevention measures. At the meeting, many experts had already begun to worry: once African swine fever breaks out in Taiwan, is there really any way to trace and monitor it? Among them, live pig transport vehicles became the main target of criticism.
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Latest news on African swine fever: carcass of a pot-bellied pig found in Taipei city today
The Taipei City Government already set up a "city-level inter-agency prevention and response task force" on the 4th. As the African swine fever epidemic has drawn intense public attention, the Animal Protection Office urged that people should not panic if they find a sick pig, and that once a pig owner is found to have arbitrarily dumped a carcass, they will instead be fined in accordance with the law, with the result being even more of a loss than a gain.
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African okra introduced for trial planting in Baxin Town, Shiping County, Yunnan
Baxin Town in Shiping County, Yunnan Province introduced the new health vegetable okra for trial planting this year, with an area of 20 mu, an expected yield of 2000 kg per mu, and an output value of over 10,000 yuan per mu. Okra is expected to become another new industry for local people to increase income and become prosperous. It is understood that okra is also known as okra pod
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