The Assam government and pig farmers in the Northeast are unhappy with the Centre’s decision to transport pigs from Punjab and Haryana to the region hit by African swine fever (ASF). ...

Animal husbandry and veterinary department (AH&VD) secretary of Arunachal Pradesh Minum Tayeng said African swine fever (ASF) surfaced in India first in a few districts of the state in April and B...

India finally informed the World Organisation for Animal Health, formerly the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), on the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on ...

Farmers in Assam fear threat to existence of local pigs in the state in the wake of spread of African swine fever (ASF) which has currently affected pigs in 10 districts.According to the livestock cen...

Pig farmers’ miseries continue in parts of Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh following the sudden upsurge in pig deaths amid the nationwide lockdown.“We heard about spread of African swine fever...

The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has declared a high alert in the park area after the outbreak of African swine fever.Considering deaths of several pigs in the fringe villages of the park and on susp...

The Assam veterinary department has confirmed the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Assam after samples sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (Nihsad) tested positive....

 Assam animal husbandry and veterinary department minister Atul Bora on Sunday said culling of pigs would not be necessary immediately to arrest the spread of African swine fever (ASF) affecting ...

Amid the economic crisis because of the nationwide lockdown, a sense of panic has gripped the piggery owners in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh because of the sudden upsurge in pig deaths. “Our entire f...