Classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease in Thailand

摘要

The pig-raising system in Thailand is divided into two categories: the agri-business level and the village-agricultural level. The agri-business level is handled by the private commercial sector. Because of good management practices such as standard farming, vaccination programs and biose-curity systems, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and classical swine fever (CSF) are not problems at this level. At the village-agricultural level, small-scale farmers learn how to adjust their production to fit within their crop production levels and socioeco-nomic constraints for the sake of survival of their families. Although there are occurrences of FMD and CSF at this level, the number of outbreaks is decreasing.