September 11, 2009
Malaysian gov't urges pig breeders to enhance biosecurity
The Malaysian government has urged pig breeders to enhance the biosecurity levels at their farm to curb the AH1N1 flu virus outbreak.
Perak State Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said each breeder must give serious attention to this matter and be more responsible in this aspect.
Mah said breeders must also monitor their level of personal health as the second wave of the outbreak was predicted to cause more deaths.
He said the state government had passed the Pig Farming Control Enactment to control and structure the pig industry to become environmental and public friendly.
He also suggested that the breeders adopted the organic farming method to ensure the meat marketed were free of AH1N1 virus.
He noted that Singapore reported a recent AH1N1 case in a pig farm, and three pigs were imported from Pulau Bulan, Indonesia and were found positive of the outbreak and this issue has prompted the possibility of the pig farms in Malaysia being affected by the AH1N1 outbreak.
