The price of live pigs today, June 18, 2022, in the three-region market is decreasing by 1,000 – 4,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday, trading at 51,000 – 58,000 VND/kg. The Philippine Department of Agriculture said that tests on a candidate vaccine for African swine fever (ASF) in this country have shown promising results. Accordingly, clinical studies on vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) in this country have yielded positive results, as experts are entering the next phase of testing. In the initial stages of testing, experts and officials have confirmed that the vaccine being tested has created an immune response after vaccination in pigs. With encouraging results from Phase 1 trials of the African swine fever vaccine, a more in-depth Phase 2 trial is being planned, which is expected to last until June 2022. This will involve challenging the vaccinated animals with the actual virus. According to the Philippine Agriculture Secretary, if the African swine fever vaccine candidate is proven effective soon, he will propose to President Rodrigo Duterte to vaccinate pigs nationwide using the national budget. #pig #farm #western #farming #agriculture #pig #farm #today’s pig price #pig price #pig price #bigpig price
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