The traditional swine fever needle extraction will enter the next stage. Huang Jincheng, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that another field test will be done before the end of June. The method of pulling out the needles adopts the mode of pulling out the needles in separate fields, and each county and city selects a certain proportion of pig farms to pull out the needles, which is different from the method of pulling out all the needles at once for the foot-and-mouth vaccine. At present, it is planned to implement the traditional swine fever needle removal plan first on the main island of Taiwan, while other outlying islands are postponed.
Traditional swine fever, also known as swine fever, classic swine fever or classical swine fever, is a highly contagious disease. Currently, Taiwan uses vaccination to control swine fever. There have been no confirmed cases for more than ten years. Doctors believe that since there have been no cases of swine fever in Taiwan for a long time, it is not difficult to eliminate swine fever virus, but the key point is the cooperation of the industry and the awareness of biosafety.
Gold City pointed out that in view of the fact that some pig farms were selected for the sentinel pig test before, and the pigs were positive for antibodies, this time it was changed to the standard farm of Taiwan Sugar to clarify whether the existence of wild viruses can be ruled out.
In the previous sentinel pig test, a small number of pigs had only antibody reactions. It is speculated that the planning of the test site was not perfect. For example, if there are 100 newborn piglets in a pig farm, only 2 piglets are selected and no conventional injections are given. swine fever vaccine, and the pigs are not kept separately, only ear tags are used to distinguish them. There are many possible mistakes in the middle process. It is not surprising that there is an antibody positive.
Golden City stated that the traditional swine fever virus has not been found in the current monitoring results of domestic pigs and wild boars. If the evaluation results at the end of June are suitable for needle removal, a partial needle removal plan will be implemented in the second half of this year. In every county and city that has pigs, A certain percentage of pig farms are selected, and the traditional swine fever vaccine will not be administered to the entire farm. If there is no epidemic, the confidence of pig farmers will be improved. "We are not afraid of pulling out needles. The most important thing is that pig farmers do not have confidence." It is expected that there will be no more outbreaks within one year after all needles are removed, so apply to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for an epidemic-free area.
Qiu Mingtang, director of the Veterinary Department of Pingtung University of Science and Technology, pointed out that given the current situation of pig farms and government plans, traditional swine fever needle extraction has a good chance of success, but the key to success is still the cooperation of the industry. If someone hides the epidemic and does not report it, the plan will fail. The industry will worry that after the needle is pulled out, the defense of the pig farm will become weak. Without the protection of the vaccine, once relevant smuggled goods enter Taiwan, the risk will be very high. high.
Chiu Ming-tang said that pulling out needles for traditional swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease is very difficult work, but successful pulling out is good for the industry. Taiwan is also a free area for foot-and-mouth disease and traditional swine fever, which is a difficult goal to achieve, but Now is the right time and a good chance for success.
The pig industry has successfully eliminated foot-and-mouth disease and successfully removed the needles, and prevented the African swine fever virus from entering the pig farm. If the traditional swine fever is successfully removed again, the epidemic prevention results of Taiwan's pig industry will be the best in Asia.
Source: https://www.agriharvest.tw/archives/80052