DA kicks off ASF vaccination in Lobo, Batangas

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00:00The ASF jab for hogs has kicked off in the province of Batangas with 10,000 doses for starters,

00:06but the potency of the vaccine can only be determined a fortnight or two weeks of waiting

00:12for the antibodies to build inside, which the Bureau of Animal Industry will check for efficacy.

00:19Our Claisel Pardilla fills us in with more details.

00:22The Department of Agriculture has started the first government vaccination drive

00:32against African swine fever in Lobo, Batangas today. The initial batch of 41 hogs received

00:38the ASF vaccine in Maragay, Malapad, Parang, Lobo, Batangas, including those owned by Vicente.

00:4514 days following the vaccination, the Bureau of Animal Industry will conduct blood tests

01:02on the vaccinated pigs and monitor their health conditions regularly thereafter.

01:16According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the hog population has decreased to 10 million,

01:30representing a 23 percent decline compared to over 13 million before the ASF outbreak in 2019.

01:38In the past five years, ASF has impacted 5,700 barangays with more than 400 reported active

01:46cases. This situation has significantly affected both the supply and prices of pork. In Lobo,

01:53the price of pork fell last month due to decreased sales caused by the ASF outbreak scare. However,

02:00there are signs of gradual price hike.

02:30The Department of Agriculture has assured the public,

02:43current supply of pork remains sufficient. The agency is working to enhance the confidence

02:49of hog producers through a government-controlled vaccination program.

02:53This initiative aims to increase pork supply and make pork prices more affordable for consumers.

03:00The DA plans to administer 10,000 doses of the ASF vaccines to hogs in Batangas,

03:28with an additional 150,000 doses expected to arrive next week.

03:33This is part of a larger procurement of 600,000 doses of the ASF vaccine by the government.

03:40The vaccine will be administered to hogs that are four weeks old and older,

03:44provided they test negative for ASF. Should the vaccine prove effective,

03:49the Food and Drug Administration will issue a direct certificate of product registration,

03:54allowing commercial use of the vaccine.

03:56Kalei sa Pardiliya for the new and better Philippines.

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