Wednesday, 25 July 2007

China Says Blue-Ear Pig Vaccine Is Effective, May Curb Disease From August

(Bloomberg) -- China, the world's largest pork
consumer, said a new vaccine for pigs against so-called Blue Ear
Disease is effective, and may curb the rate of new infections
among herds from next month.

Some farmers had used an older vaccine against new strains,
Li Jinxiang, deputy director of the veterinary bureau at the
Ministry of Agriculture, said yesterday. Officials were ``fairly
optimistic'' about resisting the spread of the disease, he said.


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