LOREGA, Kitaotao, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 12 Feb) — Bukidnon, a landlocked province in mainland Mindanao, has been employing biosecurity measures for several decades now, long before the African Swine Fever (ASF) reached Mindannao.
MindaNews visited the Animal Quarantine Checkpoint in Lorega, Kitaotao, Bukidnon, on Monday, February 10, 2020 to check on the province’s efforts to keep the province ASF-free.
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Ghumel Torayno of the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office shows a box of disinfectants for the wheel bath, foot baths and sprinklers at the Animal Quarantine Checkpoint in Kitaotao, Bukidnon on 10 February 2020. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Ghumel Torayno of the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office, points to the pork and pork products confiscated at the Animal Quarantine Checkpoint in Lorega, Kitaotao, Bukdinon on 10 February 2020. Even before the African Swine Fever reached Mindanao, Bukidnon had banned the entry of live hogs, pork, pork products and by products from other provinces in the country.
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