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DA, tutulong na mabakunahan ang mga alaga ng backyard hog raisers
DA, tutulong na mabakunahan ang mga alaga ng backyard hog raisers
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00:00 The price of pork belly in the livestock industry will reach 10 million pesos.
00:05 It is the same as the price of pork belly in the country.
00:07 The effects of the pork belly in the pork sector are now being worried.
00:12 This is Clayzell Pardilla with the Central News Live.
00:15 Angelique, the pork farmers in our country are now affected by the high temperature.
00:25 Because of the high temperature of El Nino, according to the National Federation of Hog Farmers,
00:31 the water of the livestock is enough for the pigs to drink.
00:34 But the food is not enough.
00:37 So instead of being able to grow them to 115 to 120 kilos,
00:42 now it's like 90 to 100 kilos.
00:46 It's really hard.
00:49 There are heat strokes of the reasons.
00:53 And of course, if they don't eat, the pig's immune system is compromised.
00:59 According to the Department of Agriculture,
01:02 the price of pork belly in the livestock industry has already reached 10 million pesos.
01:08 What is being worried now is the effects of the flood.
01:13 During the time of the ASF, when it flooded, it was already affected.
01:18 Because the ASF travels through water faster.
01:21 So when the farms were flooded, even if they don't have good biosecurity, they were really affected.
01:27 The good news, according to the Agriculture Department,
01:31 is that the third and last phase of the clinical trial of the vaccine against African Swine Fever is expected to end in June.
01:40 In case it ends, the DA will help the backyard hog raisers to vaccinate their pigs.
01:48 We need to help them. It's important to help them.
01:51 Because in the Philippines, 70 to 80 percent of our smallholders are those.
01:57 But the government has a quota.
02:00 The DA is encouraging the strict use of biosecurity, such as putting food baths or disinfection.
02:07 There are also technologies that can help in increasing biosecurity.
02:13 In the Philippine Livestock 2024 that was held today,
02:18 different technologies were used in the care of animals, such as the automatic feeder.
02:25 People don't have to go to jail and the people will feed them.
02:31 Because it will only take a few hours, it will automatically feed the pigs.
02:38 In this way, the exposure of animals to people who may have ASF will be reduced.
02:47 Angelic Batay, the Bureau of Animal Industry, from 66 barangays,
02:54 has reached 78 barangays affected by African Swine Fever.
03:01 The Bureau of Animal Industry is helping local governments to strengthen their biosecurity
03:09 and to avoid the transportation of pigs affected by ASF.
03:17 That's the latest from Quezon City. Back to you, Angelic.
03:22 Yes, Clay. People often ask, "Mommy Millie, when will the price of each kilo of pork be reduced?"
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03:34 According to the Department of Agriculture,
03:38 they are continuously monitoring the markets to ensure that the price of pork is not falling.
03:46 Based on the monitoring of the agency, each kilo of pork is worth P420.
03:53 According to DAU Sec. Divis Ceveliano, that's too expensive.
03:59 There are traders who are monitoring the market.
04:02 That's why the Department of Agriculture is monitoring the market.
04:07 But the low of supply and demand, if we have more production,
04:11 it will definitely make the price of pork cheaper.
04:17 But the external factors are still affected.
04:20 For example, if the price of corn is low, the price of soy is high.
04:25 That's imported and those are the ingredients in the feeds that are fed to the pigs.
04:31 Angelic?
04:32 Okay. Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.