Exploring measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in northeast India
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Experts in India met at a recent regional workshop held on 8 July 2022 in Assam to design a comprehensive African swine fever management plan in response to the negative impacts of the disease on the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the northeast of the country.
The workshop was co-hosted by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, the Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society, the International Livestock Research Institute, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in India.
Photo credit: Pigs at the Drestry Farm Industry commercial pig farm in Assam, India (ILRI/Stevie Mann)
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