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SHALIZA HASSANALI
More than 250 pigs will have to be culled and buried following T&T’s first confirmed case this year of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), the Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed.
The affected animals belong to Wallerfield farmer Brian Maturine, whose herd tested positive for the highly contagious swine disease on July 21. The confirmation came just weeks after the ministry announced the detection of PRRS in early July. Last year, the disease was found on a farm in south Trinidad.
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