MALASIQUI, Jan. 22 -- Some 333 hogs were culled in Barangay San Isidro Sur in Binmaley town and Barangay Apaya here as of Tuesday, as part of the enforcement of the Department of Agriculture's "1-7-10" protocol to manage and contain the African swine fever (ASF) that hit both towns.
"The ASF Task Force in Pangasinan has started culling operations yesterday (Jan. 21) in Barangay San Isidro Sur, Binmaley with 106 hog culled and in Barangay Apaya in Malasiqui with 227 hogs," the provincial government of Pangasinan said Wednesday in a post in its Facebook page.
The Task Force, led by the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVET), continued the culling operations on Wednesday in San Isidro Sur and Apaya.
"The culling operations will exten...