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NewsLaos' ASF outbreak spreads to seven provinces, 91 districts, authorities tighten zone controls
Smallholder farms account for 79.2% of the 14,002 pigs lost, with preliminary economic losses estimated at more than 58.8 billion kip.
NewsLaos reports suspected African swine fever as pig losses reach 1,949 head
An entire herd died near Vientiane and dead wild boars have been found in a protected area, though no laboratory confirmation has been reported.
NewsLaos steps up livestock disease control to meet export market standards
The Department of Livestock and Fisheries is expanding vaccination and animal registration efforts as it seeks to unlock export markets for live animals and meat products.
NewsLaos egg producer Soukchaleun Farm extends integration into parent stock, pullets and feed
The company runs about one million layers across two sites producing some 900,000 eggs a day, and plans to start selling 18-week-old pullets to farmers in 2027.
NewsLaos and China's Fanxing sign MOU to study cattle and goat breed improvement centre as 500,000-head export quota looms
The feasibility study will assess introducing China's Huaxi cattle breed and selected meat goat breeds to Laos, alongside animal feed, vaccine and disease control systems.
NewsLaos pushing efforts to make livestock farming more competitive sector
Laos' Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is intensifying efforts to safeguard the livestock industry, develop livestock farming into a more competitive commercial sector, and strengthen cross-border trade.