DA 6 SETS DIRECTIONS FOR NEWCASTLE DISEASES AND CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS CONTROL
By: James Earl E. Ogatis
The
Department of Argriculture (DA) 6 convened Local Government Unit Livestock
technicians and stakeholders in Western Visayas to update and set new
directions for the control on Newcastle Diseases (ND) and Caprine Arthritis
Encephalitis (CAE) here in Iloilo City on March 25, 2016.
Dir. Larry P. Nacionales, DA 6 Regional
Executive Director said that the poultry
and livestock sector must be updated with the
pronouncement on policy direction of the incoming new administration.
“We should align our directions towards
the three point agenda of intensified technology transfer through School on the
Air, affordability and availability of foods and market linkages,” said
Nacionales.
He added that poultry and livestock sector
face a lot of challenges not only on the production but also on prices on
feeds, drugs and biologics and marketing.
Despite of these factors, WV contributes
significantly in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year being number one in
goat inventory, native chicken and carabao, number three in swine and number
four in poultry (broiler).
Nacionales stressed the importance of
economics in the agriculture industry wherein value chain, cost structure,
price, margins and return of investment were good references in making sound
decisions.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter S. Sobrevega,
Regional Technical Director for research and regulation said that proper
laboratory diagnosis of sick animal is vital in correct prescription and
administration of drugs.
Sobrevega added that biosecurity and
safety measures, hygiene and sanitation and timely vaccination are important in
controlling Newcastle Disease, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis (CAE) and other
economically important diseases.
Other topics discussed were: Newcastle
diseases virus updates delivered by Dr. Roanna Zerla E. Palma, DVM; Porcine
epidemic diarrhea (PED) updates by Dr. Kenneth F. Chua, DVM; latest information
from DA 6 livestock and poultry sector by Gareth Bayate and services of
Regulatory Division by Dr. Jonic F. Natividad, DVM./MP
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