Dr Rundi on how state can boost self-sufficiency in beef
MIRI: Privatisation in commercial livestock production by utilising government station land will boost Sarawak’s self-sufficiency in beef by 2030. Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state had identified some agriculture station lands for the purpose. “Currently we only have about 12 per cent self-sufficiency in […]
Residents crying foul; rep wants pig stench resolved
KUCHING: The authorities have been urged to find a quick solution to the stench around the pig farm area at 17th Mile, Jalan Oya in Sibu as residents in the area can no longer bear the foul odour. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing called on the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS), Ministry […]
More pig deaths reported in past fortnight
SIBU: More pig deaths reported in the past two weeks are believed to be due to African Swine Fever (ASF). This was revealed by Sibu Rural District Councillor Teo Boon Siew to the media on Friday (Feb 18), adding that about 200 pigs from 14 longhouses in Sungai Sengan, Sungai Menyan and Sungai Salim were reported dead in […]
Help stop African Swine Fever, farmers urged
SIBU: Pig farmers have been reminded to step up their farm biosecurity to protect their farms from the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF) which has been detected in Durin in Sibu District, Meradong and Jalan Repok in Sarikei District. Sibu and Sarikei Divisions were declared as ASF Disease Control Area to declare a bigger area […]
Pork in Sibu markets safe for consumption
BY JACINTHA JOLENE SIBU: No African Swine Flu (ASF) cases have been detected in Sibu’s commercial pig farms, villages and abattoirs. Assistant Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang said this was based on results from testing done by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Sarawak. “All pork that is being sold […]
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 […]
African swine fever confirmed in Durin
KUCHING: The State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory here confirmed that the African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in three backyard farms in Durin, Sibu Division. “These cases were confirmed today by the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory using the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (rT-PCR) tests,” said Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk […]
Three African Swine Fever control areas in Sarawak
KUCHING: Three divisions in Sarawak — Limbang, Kapit and Miri — have been declared as the African Swine Fever (ASF) control areas. Deputy Chief Minister and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah declared this following the detection of the ASF cases in the neighbouring state of Sabah and North Kalimantan, Indonesia. […]
Authorities to investigate claims wild boar died of ASF
KUCHING: Investigation is ongoing regarding claims, which had since gone viral, that wild boars in Long Busang, Kapit had died from suspected African Swine Fever (ASF). Sarawak Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said they were still carrying out investigations together with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC). “Long Busang is a […]
