Risk Assessment of African Swine Fever (ASF)

in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

I. Farm Profile
A. Demographic Profile of Owner
Name of Owner: _________________________________ Sex: ___M Age:___
___F
Address:____________________________________________________________________
Coordinates:_________________________________________________________________
Civil Status: ___Single ___Married Others (specify):______________________
Educational Attainment: ___College Graduate ___ HS Graduate ___ Elem Graduate
No. of Persons in Household: ___ 1-5 ___ 6-10 ___> 10
Main Source of Income: ___ Farming ___ Gov’t Employ’t ___Private Employ’t
Membership in Organizations: _________________________________________________
Trainings in Animal Production/ Swine Production Attended:
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B. Profile of the Farm

Name of the Farm: ___________________________________________________________
Location/ Farm Address: (Please indicate if Near water bodies, remote area, near roads, near the
markets, near schools, near community houses) _________________________________________
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Brief History of the Farm: ______________________________________________________________
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Total Farm Area (in Hectares): __________________________________________________________
Purpose of Raising Swine: _____________________________________________________________
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Breeds of Pigs Raised: ___Native ___Upgrades/ Cross ___White/Black Breeds
Source of Pigs: ___Neighbor ___Other place (pls. specify)_____________________________

Kind and number of pigs raised: (What you normally maintain)

Number of Heads
Boar ______________
Lactating Sows ______________
Pregnant Sows ______________
Dry Sows ______________
Fatteners ______________
Piglets ______________
Replacement Gilts ______________
Other animals raised in the farm aside from pigs? If any_______________________________________
No. of workers in the farm:
Manager/s ______________
Laborer/s ______________
Butcher/s ______________
Driver/s ______________
Other Personnel ______________

Brief Physical Description of the Farm: ( Terrain, soil, climate, other geographical characteristics )
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Is there other business enterprise aside from the pig farm? (such as other business enterprise poultry,
slaughter/selling of processed food); Please specify.
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Type of Housing?
Roof Wall Pen Partition
___ GI sheets ___Concrete ___Concrete
___ Indigenous Material ___ Iron Pipes ___ Iron Pipes
___ Others_________________ ___ Indigenous Material ___ Indigenous Material
___ Others_______________ ___ Others______________

Facilities found in the pig farm? (Please check)

___Feed mill building and facilities
___Slaughter facilities and machineries
___Food processing facilities
___Others: _______________________________________________

Do you breed your animals? ___Yes ___ No

If yes, what do you practice: ___ Natural mating ___ Artificial Insemination

What do you feed your animals?

___ Pure Commercial: ___Dry ___ Wet
___ Commercial feeds plus vegetable trimmings
___Vegetable trimmings plus swill from nearby restaurants
___Others :________________________________________________________________________________

How often do you feed your animals? ___Once ___Ad libitum ___As often
Is there available water at all times? ___Yes ___No
 Source of water: ___ Water District
___ Deep Well
___ River near farm

Do you maintain foot baths in the farm? ___Yes ___No

Do you allow visitors to enter your farm? ___Yes ___No
If yes, do you maintain records of visitors entering farm? ___Yes ___No
Do you disinfect floors and surfaces of pens and walkways? ___Yes ___No
If yes, how often? ___Every day ___Once a week ___Twice a week
Do you quarantine newly arrived animal/s? ___Yes ___No
If yes, how long? ___14 days ___ One month ___No quarantine at all
Do you or your workers wear protecting clothing (coverall, gowns, etc.) ___Yes ___No
and boots when handling the animals?

Do you sell the following?

Culled Breeders If yes, how do you sell? Where do you sell the pigs?
___Yes ___Whole live pig ___Slaughter House
___ No ___Slaughtered whole carcass ___Neighbor for occasions
___ Cut carcass ___ Viajeros
___ Others_________________ ___ Others_________________
Growers If yes, how do you sell? Where do you sell the pigs?
___Yes ___Whole live pig ___Slaughter House
___ No ___Slaughtered whole carcass ___Neighbor for occasions
___ Cut carcass ___ Viajeros
___ Others_________________ ___ Others_________________
Piglets If yes, how do you sell? Where do you sell the pigs?
___Yes ___Per body weight ___Neighbor
___ No ___Per head ___Fellow farmer in other places
___Per litter ___ Traders
___ Others_________________ ___ Others_________________

How do you dispose animal waste like feces? Where do you normally dispose waste?
___Burying ___In septic tank
___Burning ___ Vacant lot/Space
___Composting ___In river beds
___ Thrown in River Beds ___Lagoon
___ Directed to drainage canals ___Canal
___Others _______________________________ ___Others _______________________________

How do you dispose dead pigs?

___Burying
___Burning
___Rendering, etc
___Others __________________________________________
Do you keep records of your animals? ___Yes ___No

Where did you get your knowledge in pig raising and management?
_____ From passed knowledge _____ Govt sponsored training
_____Neighbors _____ Feed company technician
_____ Radio _____ Pamphlets from agencies
_____ TV _____ Pamphlets from private/feed companies
_____ Others (pls specify) ___________________________________________

How do you know that your animals are sick? (tick all signs mentioned)
_____ Inappetence
_____Inactivity
_____ Nasal discharges
_____ Eye discharges/ reddening of the eyes
_____ Change in the color of the skin
_____ Skin/ body is "hot" to touch
_____ Discharges from anus/reproductive organs
_____ Loose bowel
_____ Difficulty in breathing
_____Others ________________________________________________________________________

How do pigs get ASF? (tick all mentioned)

_____ direct contact (pig to pig)
_____ pig fecal wastes
_____swill feeding
_____ spread by viajeros/ middlemen
_____ spread by feed technicians
_____ contaminated processed pork products
_____contaminated water source
_____dirty pens/ surroundings
_____other animals entering pen/ getting in touch with pigs
_____by owners' dirty hands, clothes and/ orequipment
_____ contaminated fresh pork
_____ Others (pls specify) ____________________________________________

Which signs can be observed in animals with ASF? (tick all mentioned)
_____Fever
_____Diarrhea
_____ Vomiting
_____Weakness
_____Difficulty in breathing
_____Coughing
_____ Red/ blue discoloration of the skin
_____ Nasal discharge
_____ Others (pls specify) ____________________________________________

Yes No I Don’t Remarks

Know/
Not
sure
In case that your animals die one after the
other, will you report it to the barangay?
In case that your animals die one after the
other, will you report it to the MAO/ veterinary
office?
Are you willing for necropsy when one of your
animals die?
Are you willing to cull/depopulate your other
pigs when your farm incur a series of deaths?
Are you willing to cull/depopulate your other
pigs even if they are apparently healthy to stop
spread of a disease?
Do you think that culled/depopulated farms
should receive compensation from the
government?
Do you think that it is important that all pig
raisers be registered by the barangay for
record keeping?
Do you think that it is important that all pig
raisers be registered by the MAO for record
keeping?
Do you think that it is important that newly
acquired stocks be quarantined?
Do you think that it is important that newly
acquired stocks be transported with proper
transportation vehicle?
Do you think that it is important that newly
acquired stocks be transported with proper
permits and papers?
Do you think that it is important that buyers
should know the source or origin of stocks they
are buying?

In cases that you pigs get sick, which of the following Alway Most Some- Neve Remarks
do you USUALLY do? (tick all mentioned) s of the times r
time
_____ Do nothing, just let the pigs get better soon
_____Isolate sick animal/s
_____ Give available first aid treatment e.g. plant parts
or extracts
_____ Slaughter/ sell the animal before the situation
gets worse
_____Ask agrivet for possible medications
_____Ask neighbors for suggestions on how to manage
the situation
_____ Go to the MAO/DA/ Veterinary office nearby,
report disease and seek assistance
____ Others (pls specify)
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What do you do when one of your animals die? Alway Most Some- Neve Remarks
s of the times r
time
_____ Bury within surroundings
_____Burn
_____ Throw in a near by body of water
_____ Bury in a nearby vacant lot/ communal space
_____Dump in a far area
_____ Report to barangay/ MAO/ DA
_____ Others (pls specify)
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