Bird flu or avian influenza—a respiratory disease of birds caused by influenza A viruses—has caused the rise in the price of eggs in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, Thursday, Jan. 12. Eggs (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) “Tinamaan po tayo ng avian influenza (bird flu) so...
Tiendesitas has partnered with Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), and the Veterinary Services and City Health Departments of the local government of Pasig to celebrate Rabies Awareness Month this March. The Rabies Awareness Month annual celebration is an activity of the...
The Philippines is now under a state of calamity for a period of one year due to African Swine Fever (ASF), but the government's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said recovery of the local hog sector is expected to happen in 2023 yet. During the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)...
The construction of the first first-border inspection facility in the Philippines, which should prevent the entry of animal diseases in the country, is yet to start more than a year since the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced such a plan. Outgoing Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director...
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared the Philippines free from avian influenza or bird flu less than a year since the fatal animal disease crept back into the poultry farms of the country. As of January 8, the country is now free of the last remaining A (H5N6) strain of the...
The fatal animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF) that reached the Philippines’ backyard farms in August last year is now on its third wave, so far resulted in the culling of more than 400,000 pigs across the country. Based on the latest government report, the ASF outbreak in the Philippines...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has now stepped in to improve the processing of applications in the food production sector, particularly in the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), as complaints on these agencies red tape mount. ARTA Director General Jeremiah...
