HomeTaiwan swine fever needle withdrawal and estimated application time for epidemic-free areas
It will take more than 20 years for other countries to eliminate related epidemics...Taiwan strives to become an epidemic-free country by 2025
[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] Following the needle removal of foot-and-mouth disease in 2018 and becoming a non-infested country two years later, Taiwan is expected to successfully eradicate traditional swine fever (swine fever), and it will be the first outbreak in Africa in 2018 After the swine fever epidemic, Taiwan also successfully prevented the African swine fever epidemic.
Huang Jincheng, deputy chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that it would take 20 to 30 years for other countries to eradicate related diseases. Taiwan can continuously eradicate foot-and-mouth disease and traditional swine fever within six years, and successfully defend against African swine fever. Report Taiwan's epidemic prevention and needle removal process to WOAH (World Organization for Animal Health) for reference by other countries.
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The process of epidemic prevention and needle removal will be reported to WOAH
The Council of Agriculture announced that starting from New Year's Day, hogs and newborn piglets will be completely suspended from vaccination against swine fever. After July 1, breeding pigs will also be completely suspended. Infected Area" application.
Du Wenzhen, director of the Bureau of Prevention and Inspection, said that because the Animal Health has all WOAH-approved swine fever reference laboratories, the data from my country can effectively convince WOAH partners. If all goes well, it is expected that Taiwan will be included in the WOAH conference in May 2025. Listed as a swine fever-free country.
Vaccination of all pigs will be suspended in July next year
Taiwan has successfully defended against African swine fever and has become a foot-and-mouth disease-free area. The swine fever will also be removed. In addition to the strong cooperation of pig farmers' groups, policy guidance is also the key!
Huang Jincheng, who led the teams of the Inspection Bureau, Animal Health Office, Animal Testing Institute and other teams to jointly implement the measures and went to the countryside to hold dozens of discussions with pig farmers, said that since the introduction of the needle removal measures for foot-and-mouth disease, it took only six years for Taiwan to successively It will take nearly 30 years for other countries such as Argentina to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease and swine fever.
It also successfully prevented the invasion of African swine fever
The Council of Agriculture can eradicate the two major infectious diseases of pigs in a row within six years. An official from the Bureau of Prevention and Inspection revealed that the key lies in the cross-ministerial meeting in 2018 to strictly abide by the African swine fever, from customs to border quarantine, and strict inspections. Postal parcels, express parcels, etc., try to prevent loopholes as much as possible, strictly prevent the invasion of African swine fever, and also prevent the possible invasion of foot-and-mouth disease and traditional swine fever.
In addition, the biosecurity measures for pig farmers have also been greatly improved. Golden City said that before the outbreak of African swine fever, pig farmers often organized groups to visit livestock farms in other countries. After the outbreak of African swine fever, they will no longer do so. Improve food waste pig raising measures, this is the key to whether the defense line can be strictly guarded in the future.
Refining kitchen waste pig raising measures is the key to defending the line of defense
Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that in addition to being the only swine fever-free country in Asia, Taiwan has also successfully prevented African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease in 2020. A small number of countries are not one of the three major infectious disease-endemic areas of pigs.
The Council of Agriculture will continue to guide meat farms to obtain HACCP in an all-round way, build a comprehensive cold chain for pork, and upgrade pig raising facilities.
According to the Council of Agriculture, other countries will take 20 to 30 years to eradicate related diseases. It is commendable that Taiwan can eliminate foot-and-mouth disease and traditional swine fever within six years, and successfully defend against African swine fever (file photo)
Taiwan has eradicated two major pig infectious diseases in a row for six years, and has also successfully prevented African swine fever. From customs to border quarantine, control of food waste pig farms, and strict inspection of postal parcels and express parcels, it has tried to prevent loopholes as much as possible.
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In view of the fact that the most likely way for African swine fever to invade Taiwan is food waste, the Central African Swine Fever Disaster Response Center strictly controls food waste pig farms.
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