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Pork sales plunge 50pc due to misinformation on ASF, says Sabah pig farmer
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 09:57 PM MYT


KOTA KINABALU, Feb 24 — The sales of pork has plunged close to 50 per cent in the past few days due to misleading information on the African Swine Fever (ASF) that has gone viral on social media, claimed a pig farm owner.

The owner, who declined to be named, said the public have been spreading incorrect and misleading information on ASF on social media.

“Actually, ASF will not spread from pigs to humans.

“Pigs infected by the disease will die and these pigs will not be sold to the market.”

However, he said consumers were wary about consuming pork in light of the news on ASF, resulting in almost 50 per cent drop in sales.

Under such circumstances, he said pig farm owners have cut down 50 per cent of the production of live pigs to avoid oversupply and financial loss.

In terms of precautions, he said pig farms throughout Sabah have strictly banned visitors from entering their premises.

He said vehicles and employees of the farm were also required to undergo disinfection to curb the spread of ASF.

“Even our clients are not allowed to enter our pig farms. We send the live pigs to the respective slaughterhouses based on the orders we receive instead.”

He said the strict precautionary measures were necessary as there was no cure or ready vaccine to prevent the disease.

He said the ASF was a highly infectious disease that could spread throughout the farm, which could lead to culling of all the pigs in the farm.

“As such, we carry out disinfection regularly as precautionary measure.”

ASF aside, he said the pig farm owners were also faced with drastic increase in the cost of pig feed and logistics.

He hoped that the misleading information on ASF would die down soon so that sales would gradually pick up.

The Sabah Veterinary Services Department has declared an outbreak of ASF in Pitas following the discovery of the virus among pigs in the district.

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said following this declaration, the department has been given the authority to take the necessary action to curb the spread of the disease, including the culling of pigs both wild and in farms within a 50 km radius in the affected areas, controlling the movement of pigs and the selling of pork products originating from the affected areas. — Borneo Post Online

CiliPadiSedap

babi demam afrika? paracetamol xde ye? dah lah kecil2 jd anak kancil

angelofish

mula mula memang la tak jangkit kat manusia.lambat laun jangkit juga...sejarah banyak membuktikan virus boleh mutated

Punat_button

inilah hikmah pengharaman babi

- done tazkirah

dudaberhias

angelofish replied at 25-2-2021 07:39 AM
mula mula memang la tak jangkit kat manusia.lambat laun jangkit juga...sejarah banyak membuktikan vi ...

tu la kaka... dah ler daging2 ni semua ada virus, ayam yang kita selalu makan tu pun banyak virus kalau tak masak nak2 salmonella..kalau babi lagi lah...ni baru2 ni dengar katanya covid 19 boleh berada dalam mana2 binatang... adakah penduduk bumi terpaksa jadi vegetarian pulak...

takde la benda buruk pun kalau vegetarian lagi sihat gittew... sekaligus kurang seksa binatang

angelofish

dudaberhias replied at 26-2-2021 11:01 AM
tu la kaka... dah ler daging2 ni semua ada virus, ayam yang kita selalu makan tu pun banyak virus  ...

sayur sayuran pon ada nyawa juga...