Biosecure swine center built in Pangasinan
>> Friday, November 10, 2023
By Armando Carandang
ONE of the four biosecure swine multiplier techno-demo farms (SMTDs) that the government plans to establish in Ilocos Region this year has been completed.
The facility located at Natividad, Pangasinan, is part of the Marcos administration’s program to fight African swine fever (ASF), raise swine production and afford small farmers with livelihood.
The sites of the three other SMTDs that will be launched within this year are Manaoag, Pangasinan, and Candon and Vigan in Ilocos Sur. The government has allotted P40 million for the construction of the four SMTDs.
“We will repopulate our hog sector through these swine technology centers,” said Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Deogracias Victor Savellano who graced the launching of the Natividad facility on October 24.
“We have put in place biosecurity measures that use a standard shelter design for hogs to keep small farms away from ASF,” added Savellano.
In these centers good swine genetics will be reproduced and disseminated to far-flung provinces.
Through farmers’ training on biosecurity measures, the Philippines will be able to raise hog inventory and pork supply, Savellano said.
“The facility will provide support to local raisers by making available breeders and breeding materials and by producing adequate and quality stocks to supply DA and other agencies’ needs for sustainability in production,” he said.
Each SMTD has a budget of P10 million, and this includes provision for tunnel vent-type facility and 30 breeder sows and feeds.
The local government units (LGUs) provide the land for the swine facility as its counterpart support. Farmers are trained on biosecure hog raising prior to receiving their swine.
DA’s National Livestock Program (NLP) has partnered with the International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCPH) based in Lipa City, Batangas, for the house design for the hogs, according to Agricultural Training Institute livestock focal person Krizel Joy Natividad.
The SMTD has been introduced under DA-NLP’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (Inspire) Program.
It is a hog repopulation program aimed at raising hog inventory following heavy ASF infestation, reported Aurelio Salvador of DA-Livestock.
Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of harmful organisms (viruses, bacteria, etc.) to animals and plants in order to minimize the risk of transmission of infectious disease.
Biosecurity measures in the swine program include disinfestation process under which farm workers are required to bathe for disinfection before and after entering the swine facilities.
They also go through a 24-hour quarantine after entry to the facilities.
The swine facility itself is air-conditioned and has curtains that keep the facility free of infection.
Present during the launch of the Natividad facility were OIC-Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Arcely Robeniol (representing Pangasinan Gov. Ramon Guico 3rd); Natividad Mayor Rosita Rafael; Municipal Agriculturist engineer John Christian Sioco; and ATI-RTC 1 Center Director Dr. Rogelio Evangelista.
The event was also witnessed by the members of the Pagrang-ayan ti San Pedro Farmers Association, Municipal Agriculture and Fisheries Council (MAFC) Chairman Loujay Pagal, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Angelica Malaca, Municipal Local Government Operations officer Hope Ordonio, and staff of the Municipal Agriculture Office.
The sites of the three other SMTDs that will be launched within this year are Manaoag, Pangasinan, and Candon and Vigan in Ilocos Sur. The government has allotted P40 million for the construction of the four SMTDs.
“We will repopulate our hog sector through these swine technology centers,” said Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Deogracias Victor Savellano who graced the launching of the Natividad facility on October 24.
“We have put in place biosecurity measures that use a standard shelter design for hogs to keep small farms away from ASF,” added Savellano.
In these centers good swine genetics will be reproduced and disseminated to far-flung provinces.
Through farmers’ training on biosecurity measures, the Philippines will be able to raise hog inventory and pork supply, Savellano said.
“The facility will provide support to local raisers by making available breeders and breeding materials and by producing adequate and quality stocks to supply DA and other agencies’ needs for sustainability in production,” he said.
Each SMTD has a budget of P10 million, and this includes provision for tunnel vent-type facility and 30 breeder sows and feeds.
The local government units (LGUs) provide the land for the swine facility as its counterpart support. Farmers are trained on biosecure hog raising prior to receiving their swine.
DA’s National Livestock Program (NLP) has partnered with the International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCPH) based in Lipa City, Batangas, for the house design for the hogs, according to Agricultural Training Institute livestock focal person Krizel Joy Natividad.
The SMTD has been introduced under DA-NLP’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (Inspire) Program.
It is a hog repopulation program aimed at raising hog inventory following heavy ASF infestation, reported Aurelio Salvador of DA-Livestock.
Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of harmful organisms (viruses, bacteria, etc.) to animals and plants in order to minimize the risk of transmission of infectious disease.
Biosecurity measures in the swine program include disinfestation process under which farm workers are required to bathe for disinfection before and after entering the swine facilities.
They also go through a 24-hour quarantine after entry to the facilities.
The swine facility itself is air-conditioned and has curtains that keep the facility free of infection.
Present during the launch of the Natividad facility were OIC-Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Arcely Robeniol (representing Pangasinan Gov. Ramon Guico 3rd); Natividad Mayor Rosita Rafael; Municipal Agriculturist engineer John Christian Sioco; and ATI-RTC 1 Center Director Dr. Rogelio Evangelista.
The event was also witnessed by the members of the Pagrang-ayan ti San Pedro Farmers Association, Municipal Agriculture and Fisheries Council (MAFC) Chairman Loujay Pagal, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Angelica Malaca, Municipal Local Government Operations officer Hope Ordonio, and staff of the Municipal Agriculture Office.
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