Ha Tinh's professional sector is strengthening control of animal slaughtering activities with the goal of ensuring disease safety in livestock and food safety before, during and after Tet.

On the evening of December 27 and early morning of December 28, 2023, a working delegation from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Ha Tinh, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Center for Application of Science and Technology and Protection of Plants and Livestock of Can Loc district were present directly at the centralized slaughterhouse of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dam (Nam Son residential group, Nghen town) to inspect and control the slaughter of livestock.

This slaughterhouse has been in operation since 2016, slaughtering about 25 pigs per day. Here, specialized units have inspected the overall facilities, records, documents, and slaughtering activities to ensure they follow the correct procedures and regulations of the specialized sector...

The working group inspected the slaughterhouse of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dam (Nghen town, Can Loc).

According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dam, the facility provides the necessary conditions for local people to follow slaughtering procedures that ensure veterinary hygiene, food safety, and environmental hygiene. The slaughterhouse focuses on implementing disinfection and sterilization measures to ensure environmental hygiene and disease safety in livestock farming.

According to the reporter's observation, at Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dam's centralized slaughterhouse, the officers in charge of slaughter control are always on duty to strictly control the entry of livestock into the slaughterhouse; check the process before, during and after slaughter and stamp the slaughter control before people bring the products to market.

It is known that during this inspection, 4 slaughterhouses in Can Loc district (Nghen town, Dong Loc town, Kim Song Truong commune and Khanh Vinh Yen commune) were all strictly inspected by specialized agencies. In addition, the authorities also inspected the trading of livestock and poultry products at some markets in Can Loc district.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan - Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Loc district said: "Before, during and after the Lunar New Year, the locality will strengthen inspection and control to prevent, detect and strictly handle cases of illegal trading and transportation of animals into the area. In case of detecting illegal imported animals, they must be re-exported or destroyed immediately, and at the same time, organizations and individuals who violate the regulations must be strictly handled. In addition, the locality will continue to promote propaganda and mobilize people not to participate in or assist in the transportation and trading of illegally imported animals and animal products into the area; direct and assign forces to organize inspection and close supervision at trading, collection and slaughter establishments to trace the origin of animals and animal products, and strictly handle violations according to regulations".

Authorities inspect the trading of livestock and poultry products at markets in Can Loc district.

Cam Xuyen district has 5 concentrated slaughterhouses in Cam Xuyen town and communes: Cam Loc, Nam Phuc Thang, Cam Binh and Cam Due with an average slaughter capacity of 180 cattle/day and night.

Mr. Le Ngoc Ha - Vice Chairman of Cam Xuyen District People's Committee said: "The epidemic in livestock is still complicated; the slaughter and trading of livestock and poultry is increasing near Tet, so the locality focuses on tightening the management of slaughter in the whole area. The district has stepped up propaganda for organizations and individuals involved in business, trading and slaughtering to raise awareness and responsibility in complying with and implementing the slaughtering process to ensure veterinary hygiene, food safety and environmental hygiene. At the same time, an interdisciplinary team has been established to inspect the slaughtering activities and check all products from livestock and poultry before bringing them to the market and trading in the market; and a hotline has been established to receive information."

Slaughterhouse in Cam Xuyen district disinfects and ensures environmental hygiene.

It is known that Ha Tinh currently has 34 concentrated slaughterhouses operating with a scale of ensuring the slaughter of 30 - 70 pigs/slaughter shift. Some facilities have additional areas for slaughtering buffaloes and cows, with a scale of 5 - 15 buffaloes and cows/slaughter shift. Most of the slaughterhouses are located far from residential areas and public works; the average area is about 3,000 ^m2 /facility. Basic construction items are invested in and constructed according to the instructions of the professional sector. The area serving slaughter activities according to the planning of localities is from 5 - 7 communes/facility.

In general, slaughterhouses operate relatively effectively; meeting the slaughtering needs of local practitioners, contributing to ensuring food hygiene and safety, limiting epidemics and protecting the environment.

The specialized industry carries out slaughter control stamping on pork before people bring it to market.

Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam - Deputy Head of the Veterinary Management Department (Ha Tinh Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department) said: "In recent times, the unit has strengthened inspection and guidance on activities of trading, transporting, and slaughtering animals and animal products in the province. At the same time, proactively coordinating with functional forces to strengthen measures to combat and prevent acts of trading, transporting smuggled and illegal animals and animal products and detecting and strictly handling violations.

Before, during and after the Lunar New Year, the Ha Tinh Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine continues to coordinate to strengthen inspection and control of slaughter activities, especially in areas where there is still frequent slaughter at home and in residential areas, and resolutely handle violations according to the law.

Thu Phuong