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Hand, foot and mouth disease, also known as hoof-and-mouth disease, has been found among livestock in Chaiyaphum province, prompting the Department of Livestock Development to ban the transportation of animals for 30 days.

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Prapat Potasuthon said on Wednesday (September 9) that he will meet with the Pig Farmers’ Association to discuss measures to deal with the return of “blue ear” pig disease, or the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRSV).

The chief of the government's livestock department has rubbished rumours circulating on social media and Line application that pork meat is not safe to eat at the moment due to the outbreak of some swine diseases.

Chiang Rai province has announced Chiang Saen district as a livestock disease infected zone and temporarily prohibited the transportation of cattle.

A farmer in Loei province has sought help from local officials after seven of her cows were killed in a lightning strike, as storm-hit areas experienced more damage than expected.

The government has outlined plans to boost small-scale livestock farming with Bt50 billion in soft loans from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).

The Department of Livestock Development is seriously monitoring and aiming to prevent any spread of H5N1 virus in response to this type of influenza originating in China’s Hunan province, director-general Sorawit Thanito said today (February 4).

Sorawit Thanito, director-general of the Livestock Development Department said this week that the goat market in Thailand has been growing exponentially with increasing demand for domestic consumption and export.

Livestock-development officials on Tuesday started rounding up stray dogs in a village in Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district after a young girl was mauled by three of the animals.

Livestock Development Department director general Sorawit Thanito on Saturday vowed to end the spread of rabies in Thailand by next year.

Nakhon Ratchasima's livestock chief Wimut Thanuthamnok said on Sunday that rabies-hit dogs have been found in many areas of the province's Muang district.

THE UN’S FOOD and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that increasing demand for, and consumption of, meat and other products of animal origin in East and Southeast Asia are threatening the health of millions of people and livestock as unregulated producers race to meet the demand, often ignoring the possibility of disease and contamination.