Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Phils: Over 2000 hogs culled in Bulacan

By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 01:18:00 03/04/2009

Filed Under: Animals, Food, Diseases
MANILA, Philippines -- A total of 2,663 hogs have been culled since Sunday in a farm in Bulacan province after they were found to have been infected with the Ebola-Reston virus, an official of the Department of Agriculture said.

''Today,we disposed 1,426 pigs. Total now in 3 days: 2,663 pigs.We are almost halfway,'' said Davinio Catbagan, director, Bureau of Animal Industry in a text message to INQUIRER.Net late Tuesday..

Catbagan said that they might finish the depopulation at the Pandi farm on Friday.

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