Restocking livestock and poultry - "betting" on Tet crop

Revival of livestock barns

Storm No. 3 caused hundreds of livestock and poultry farms of Hai Duong farmers to collapse and have their roofs blown off. More than 800 livestock and more than 388,000 poultry died and a large number had to be sold to "run away" from the storm, causing considerable damage. That's not to mention the damage to barns and livestock equipment.

Overcoming the difficulties caused by natural disasters, right after the storm passed, farmers across the province quickly started to restore barns and restock livestock and poultry. It is nearly 4 months until Tet At Ty 2025 - this is enough time for people to rotate a crop. If the weather and market are favorable, there will definitely be a source of income.

On all the hill chicken farms in Bac An commune (Chi Linh), the atmosphere of production recovery is taking place very urgently. Many farms have revived after the storm, everywhere you go you can hear the chirping of chicks.

More than a month after the storm, Mr. Tu An Bien in Vanh Lieng village has restored 2 of the 5 damaged barns. While waiting for workers to repair the remaining 3 barns, Mr. Bien invested in buying 5,000 chickens to raise, which are nearly 10 days old. Despite suffering many losses and having to borrow money from the bank to restore production, he remains very optimistic.

"The damage is great, but now is not the time to sit and complain. My wife and I are determined to start over, striving to restore all the rows of cages this month, ensuring we can raise 10,000 chickens. If everything goes smoothly, this flock of chickens will be sold in time for Tet, and we will have money to pay off the debt and continue production. We consider it as betting everything on this batch of chickens," said Mr. Bien.

Mr. Le Van Liem's ​​family in Dong Nghia village, An Lam commune (Nam Sach) has also restored 2 rows of chicken coops damaged by storm No. 3. A week ago, he imported 4,000 white chickens to restock. According to Mr. Liem's ​​calculations, because white chickens are a short-term breed, they can still raise 2 batches from now until Tet. This is a breed of chicken that is very popular with food processing enterprises, so there is no worry of unsold chickens.

To ensure production this time, Mr. Liem has restored and renovated the barn to be more solid, invested in a conveyor system and modern ventilation fans. Every day, he spends almost all of his time taking care of the chickens, from monitoring, injecting vaccines to cleaning and disinfecting...

Mr. Liem said: "My family's economy has depended largely on raising chickens for many years. We invested a lot of money but just one storm blew it all away. Therefore, this re-herding season requires careful preparation and high concentration to recover capital and have the motivation to maintain production."

After the storm, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Manh's family in Duoi village, Doan Thuong commune (Gia Loc) restored the barn and bought 160 piglets to raise with the goal of selling them during the upcoming Tet holiday. Each pig on his farm currently weighs about 35 kg, and is expected to reach 110-120 kg by Tet.

Mr. Manh and his wife monitor, care for, and prevent diseases for their pigs every day, and attach great importance to raising pigs in a biosafety manner. He does not allow anyone to enter the pig pen area to limit the spread of disease.

Keep your livestock safe

According to Mr. Le Van Tung, Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of the province, through understanding the situation, it is estimated that about 70-80% of livestock barns in Hai Duong that collapsed or had their roofs blown off by storm No. 3 have been restored. The majority of farm and ranch owners in the province have been and are restoring livestock farming, placing their hopes on the upcoming Tet market.

Accompanying farmers, up to now, the department has provided more than 3.6 million doses of vaccine to districts, towns and cities to vaccinate livestock and poultry against all types of diseases during the fall crop. Officers and staff of the provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine regularly inspect and urge vaccination work, and directly support and advise on knowledge of care and disease prevention for livestock.

Mr. Tung recommends that before re-herding, you need to clean and disinfect the barn and maintain this activity regularly every day and every week throughout the breeding process. When choosing to buy breeding stock, you need to find reputable establishments. If buying from other provinces, you need to ensure that there is a certificate of origin, quarantine certificate...

"It is currently the season change, diseases are likely to arise in livestock. Farmers also need to pay special attention to vaccination according to regulations and instructions. In pig herds, pay attention to vaccination against dangerous infectious diseases such as cholera, erysipelas, African swine fever... In poultry, it is necessary to be on guard against diseases such as asthma, flu, Newcastle, Gumboro (a type of immunodeficiency disease)," said Mr. Tung.

Mr. Tran Van Theo, owner of a reputable pig breeding farm in Gia Loc, said that before being sold, the piglets were all vaccinated against pneumonia, stunting, blue ear disease, and swine fever. However, farm owners and households need to continue to vaccinate according to each stage of the animal's development, combined with additional drugs and digestive enzymes to increase resistance...