Yang Jie, chairman of the Pig Raising Association of the Republic of China, also happily pointed out that the elimination of every major pig disease will greatly improve the competitiveness of the industry.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] my country will phase out swine fever (traditional swine fever) vaccination for pigs in Taiwan starting from New Year’s Day. Huang Sentian, chairman of the Republic of China Pig Raising Cooperative Association, said that for many years no one thought that there was a The method is done, the Council of Agriculture has done it, and the success is invaluable for improving the international perception of Taiwan's pig industry; Yang Jie, chairman of the Republic of China Pig Association, also happily pointed out that the elimination of every major pig disease will have a positive effect on the competitiveness of the industry Great improvement.

Since 2018, my country has implemented needle removal measures for foot-and-mouth disease. In June 2020, it was recognized as a foot-and-mouth disease-free area by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). Pull out the needles one after another.

Lin Zhaonan, director of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Ping University of Science and Technology, said that it is very difficult to remove the needle for swine fever, especially for chronic swine fever, which has an incubation period of several months. The hard work of industry, government and academia is worthy of everyone's recognition!"

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Strictly guard against the invasion of African swine fever and become the only non-epidemic country in Asia

Huang Sentian, who has been raising pigs for more than 30 years, said that a dose of swine fever vaccine costs about 6 yuan. After the needle is removed, the saving is not the labor cost of the vaccine, but greatly increases the international perception of Taiwan. "This is priceless!"

Yang Jie said that Taiwan strictly abides by African swine fever and has become the only non-infested country in Asia besides Japan. It also became a foot-and-mouth disease-free country two years ago, and will move forward to a swine fever-free country. Thanks to the Council of Agriculture for providing Resources to assist the industry in eradicating major pig diseases. We look forward to a smooth withdrawal of swine fever needles. We also remind the epidemic prevention and control must be sustainable. The government must always prepare contingency plans to minimize the damage.

16 million doses of swine fever vaccine are still prepared to prevent risks

Since New Year's Day, the swine fever vaccine has been withdrawn one after another, and the Council of Agriculture is still preparing 16 million doses of swine fever vaccine for backup to prevent risks.

Lin Chaonan is optimistic that my country will successfully become a swine fever-free country. He said that Taiwan itself benefits from the geographical environment of the island. As long as the virus is not allowed to enter the country, the probability of the epidemic is not high.

After successful removal of swine fever needles, border controls and inspections still need to be strictly enforced to prevent foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever, and even African swine fever from invading Taiwan.