China News Service, February 25. According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, on February 24, Tang Renjian, director of the Central Agriculture Office, Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, hosted a special meeting to study and deploy animal epidemic prevention work.

The meeting proposed that the African swine fever vaccine research and development should be promoted steadily and orderly, and the illegal research and development and use of vaccines should be severely cracked down.

Data map: pig farm.

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  The meeting emphasized that the prevention and control of animal diseases should not be relaxed, and the bottom line of no major regional animal epidemics should be firmly held to provide a strong guarantee for the stable and healthy development of the animal husbandry industry.

  The meeting pointed out that the prevention and control of animal diseases is directly related to the sustainable and healthy development of the animal husbandry industry, the stable and effective supply of livestock products and the health of the people. At present, the national animal epidemic situation is generally stable, and the prevention and control of African swine fever has become normal, but we must also see The situation for the prevention and control of animal diseases is still severe, and we must maintain a sense of crisis at all times, and we must not slack in the slightest.

  The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to comprehensively sort out the outstanding difficulties and key problems in animal epidemic prevention work, adhere to the combination of long and short, treat both the symptoms and the root causes, study item by item, come up with practical and feasible targeted measures, and make great efforts to promote solutions.

It is necessary to improve the animal epidemic reporting system, adhere to the combination of rewards and punishments, and management and guidance, so as to achieve early detection, early reporting, and early disposal.

Strengthen the construction of animal epidemic prevention system, consolidate local responsibilities, innovate mechanisms and methods, and improve the ability of grassroots animal epidemic prevention.

Actively and steadily promote the reform of compulsory immunization and improve supporting policies and measures.

Accelerate the zoning prevention and control of major animal diseases, and coordinate the work of animal epidemic prevention, live pig transportation supervision, and production and sales.

Promote the research and development of African swine fever vaccine in a steady and orderly manner, and severely crack down on illegal research and development of vaccines.

Strengthen the establishment of the animal epidemic prevention legal system, accelerate the revision of supporting regulations, improve the legal system, and promote the orderly development of animal epidemic prevention work in accordance with the law.

  Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Yu Kangzhen, Chief Livestock Pastor Ma Youxiang, National Chief Veterinarian Li Jinxiang, Chief Economist and Director of General Office Wei Baigang attended the meeting.