Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson and Board Member Jeffrey Tubola led the ceremonial turnover of livestock and poultry projects to animal raisers from various LGUs of the province, at the Capitol Grounds recently.
The Animal Dispersal Project is under the Provincial Swine Industry Recovery Initiatives and Animal Genetic Improvement and Livelihood Programs of the Provincial Veterinary Office.
The recipient received boars, gilts, free-range chickens, goats, and sheep.
The recipients are qualified organized groups and individual animal raisers. They received boars, gilts, free-range chickens, goats, and sheep produced from the two Provincial Farms – Negros First Ranch and the Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm.
The dispersal is part of the swine industry recovery and repopulation initiatives of the province.
The dispersal is part of the swine industry recovery and repopulation initiatives of the province.
Lacson encouraged swine raisers to promote the adoption of artificial insemination in swine breeding to produce healthy swine and avoid the risk of transboundary animal diseases.
The governor also thanked PVO personnel, paravets and swine raisers for working together for the recovery of the swine industry in the province.
