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Pig carcasses found piled near Bau town

BAU: Some 25 pig carcasses were found piled on a farm road leading to a rubber garden along Jalan Jambusan-Semadang, about five kilometres from Bau town. New Sarawak Tribune visited the site yesterday and saw the pile of these pig carcasses already smelled bad and is believed to have been dumped there a few days […]

SMC to stop receiving pigs from unlicensed farms

KUCHING: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will temporarily stop receiving pigs from unlicensed pig farms starting on Wednesday (Jan 19). It made the decision after the detection of African swine fever in Durin recently. Its chairman Clarence Ting said that currently, in SMC abattoirs, 20 out of 100 pigs slaughtered were from unlicensed farms. “This […]

Imports of pigs, pig products from ASF affected countries banned

KUCHING: The Sarawak Veterinary Services Department will ban all imports of pigs and pig products from countries affected by the African Swine Flu (ASF). Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development, said in a press statement here on Tuesday (Jan 11) the ministry would also declare Durin in […]

Pork sales unaffected by ASF deaths

SIBU: Despite the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in three farms in Durin in which mass deaths of pigs were reported recently, the sale of pork has not been affected. The deaths were confirmed on Monday (Jan 10) by the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory using rT-PCT tests. A pork outlet in Channel Road here […]

Zonal division to curb African Swine Fever spread

KUCHING: Sarawak Livestock Breeders Association secretary Dr Ng Siew Thiam has suggested compartmentalisation as Sarawak Livestock Breeders Association secretary Dr Ng Siew Thiam has suggested compartmentalisation as a way to curb the potential spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) within Sarawak, if it enters from neighbouring states and countries. He explained that this would involve […]

Limbang Division declared ASF disease control area

KUCHING: Limbang Division has been declared African Swine Fever (ASF) disease control area. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister, signed the declaration on Friday (Feb 26). “This is because Limbang Division is close to Sabah, where a case of ASF has […]

Sabah govt declares African swine fever outbreak, to cull pigs in hit areas

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government through the state Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has declared an outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) in Pitas following the discovery of the virus in pigs in the district. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who is also state Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, said following this declaration, the […]

Sarawak bans pigs, pork products from Sabah

KUCHING: Sarawak has banned the importation of pigs, pork and pork products from Sabah with immediate effect following news that eight out of 13 pigs sampled from Pitas, Sabah tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF). Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah […]