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Ministry calls on public participation in ASF prevention
The Agriculture Minister has called on the public, most importantly farmers, to provide information on cases of African Swine Fever to prevent the virus from spreading any further while pigs continue to die in Kandal province’s Sa’ang district. According to an announcement by the ministry issued ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50628127/ministry-calls-on-public-participation-in-asf-prevention/
Foot-and-mouth disease hits cattle
More than 200 cows found with foot-and-mouth disease in two villages of Kampong Cham province’s Sambour Meas commune received medication yesterday, while about 200 others were under observation. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078153/foot-mouth-disease-hits-cattle/
Foot-and-mouth affecting cattle
Many cattle in Svay Rieng province’s Svay Chrum and Chantrea districts have fallen ill or died from foot-and-mouth and other diseases over the past few weeks, resulting in the launch of a cattle vaccination campaign. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35232/foot-and-mouth-affecting-cattle/
Small pig farmers edged out
Cambodia’s small family-run pig farming businesses seem to be roughing it out in an unpredictable market with fluctuating pork prices while facing stiff competition from the illegal flood of cheap imported live pigs from neighboring countries. To add salt to their wounds, the high price ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28905/small-pig-farmers-edged-out/
HPAI in Cambodia Affects Backyard Poultry
The Cambodian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Battambang affecting backyard poultry. An immediate notification was sent to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reporting that the causal agent has been identified as the HPAI virus, serotype H5N1. ...
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/29821/hpai-in-cambodia-affects-backyard-poultry
Farmers Suffer From Illegal Pig Imports
Small pig farmers are struggling to stay in business as illegal imports of pigs from neighbouring countries rise, squeezing them out of the market, industry insiders say. Srun Peu, deputy director of the Cambodia Pig Farmers Association, an organisation with 4,000 members, said the increase in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013042565222/Business/farmers-suffer-from-illegal-pig-imports.html