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Suspected swine fever kills 200 pigs
Published On February 16, 2014 ? 504 Views? By Diran Chama
By CHILA NAMAIKO -
SUSPECTED African Swine Fever (ASF) has broken out in Chief Macha?s area in Choma District in Southern Province, and has killed more than 200 pigs since January this year.
This barely comes two weeks after Government, through Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, lifted the ban on movement of pigs and pork products in the province.
In December last year, Government banned the movement of pigs and pork products in the province to prevent the spread of ASF which was recorded in Lusaka where about 9,700 pigs on 47 farms were slaughtered...
Suspected swine fever kills 200 pigs
Published On February 16, 2014 ? 504 Views? By Diran Chama
By CHILA NAMAIKO -
SUSPECTED African Swine Fever (ASF) has broken out in Chief Macha?s area in Choma District in Southern Province, and has killed more than 200 pigs since January this year.
This barely comes two weeks after Government, through Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, lifted the ban on movement of pigs and pork products in the province.
In December last year, Government banned the movement of pigs and pork products in the province to prevent the spread of ASF which was recorded in Lusaka where about 9,700 pigs on 47 farms were slaughtered...