Pigs

HCMC seizes 1.6 tons of mostly rotten pork

In a 90-minute stretch early yesterday morning, quarantine officers and police in Ho Chi Minh City seized more than 1.6 tons of pork carried without quarantine signs in two cars and a bus

Veterinary head suspended for quarantine paper sale

The head of a district veterinary station in Dong Nai Province has been suspended for selling quarantine certificates to pig transporters

Uncertified meat poses risks

Despite HCM City agencies' best efforts, uncertified and unsafe meat continues to make its way into the city, raising concerns of a health threat.

Enterprises join hands to open safe food supply chain

HCMC – Four State groups and joint stock companies on Tuesday signed agreements for jointly establishing a safe food supply chain for the southern provinces.

Blue-ear pig disease hits 5 provinces

Long An in the south is the worst sufferer with 17,000 pigs becoming infected and 7,000 of them culled

Chinese traders pay high for Vietnamese pigs

Northern traders are buying pigs from farms in the south to sell to Chinese traders who are willing to pay high

Paraguay to destroy cattle to fight foot-and-mouth

outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, while beef powerhouse Brazil banned imports of its neighbour's beef, pork, cattle and pigs.

City pork tainted with harmful clenbuterol

30 percent of pork tested in Ho Chi Minh City was found tainted with clenbuterol, which was fed to pigs to keep their meat lean but is very dangerous

False diagnosis keeps blue ear around

New deal ensures safe pork for HCM City

HCM City has signed agreements with three southern provinces to buy healthy pigs from them and prevent further spread of the blue-ear disease through illegal transport of sick pigs.