Aizawl, Aug 19: Following outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), culling of pigs both in farms and homes continue unabated in Mizoram.
According to reports, the culling of pigs causing a huge financial loss to farmers and rearers.
Mizoram Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AHV) Department officials said that though the ratio of pig deaths due to ASF and culling reduced to a large extent recently, the outbreak continues unabated in many districts.
Over 10,050 pigs killed and over 18,300 pigs culled due to the outbreak of the ASF in Mizoram.
The ASF is a highly communicable disease among pigs and poses a severe threat with a very high mortality rate. The disease, however, does not affect humans.
The ASF first reported bordering Mizoram in 2021, when according to the AHV officials, 33,420 pigs and piglets died due to the contagious disease while 12,800 pigs and piglets died in 2022 and 1,040 in 2023.
The northeastern states have suffered colossal losses of over Rs 23 to 25 crore due to the outbreak of this infectious disease since February this year.
The AHV officials said that pigs both in government and private farms and homes in over 170 villages in six districts – Aizawl, Champhai, Lunglei, Saitual, Khawzawl and Serchhip – have been infected by the ASF outbreak so far.
The first case of ASF in Mizoram was reported in mid-March, 2021, from Lungsen village in Lunglei district along the Bangladesh border and since then, the disease has resurfaced every year.
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