Blue-ear infections down 51% in July

时间：2007-08-24 06:59:39

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Aug. 24 - The Ministry1 of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday that 47,000 pigs in China were infected by blue-ear disease in July, down 51.5 percent from the previous month.

 

Ministry spokesperson Xue Liang told a press briefing that of the total, 13,000 animals had died (down 35.9 percent) but it was not certain they had all died of blue ear.

 

The epidemic2, which has been partly responsible for pushing up pork prices nationwide, "has been closely controlled," Xue said.

 

Over the past year, blue-ear disease had spread to 26 provinces, autonomous3 regions and municipalities, especially in the Yangtze River region, killing4 68,000 pigs and prompting officials to destroy a further 175,000.

 

Li Jinxiang, an official with the MOA's veterinary bureau, said although the disease was widespread, its prevalence varied5 from region to region. For example, just 826 of the country's 650,000 villages had identified traces of the virus, he said, and each of them had set up an appropriate quarantine system.

 

As of Wednesday, authorities had administered 314 million ml of vaccine6 to immunize more than 100 million pigs, a fifth of the nation's total. The vaccine has proven safe, effective and up-to-standard, Yu Kangzhen, chief of the ministry's veterinary drug inspection7 institute, said.

 

The highly pathogenic disease, also known as porcine reproductive and respiratory sndrome, was introduced to China in 1996.

 

Although it can be fatal for pigs, once the animals are vaccinated8 they are immune for life, the MOA said.

 

In a related development, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday that the average wholesale9 price of pork between August 13 and 19 fell 1.4 percent week on week.

 

It was the second consecutive10 drop in pork prices, which have almost doubled over the past seven months due to short supply and mounting production costs.

 

From August 6 to 12, pork prices fell 1.5 percent, week on week, after efforts taken by the government and producers to increase supply began to take effect, the ministry said.

 

However, with prices of suckling pigs and pig feed expected to stay high over the Mid-autumn Festival and National Day holidays, the price of pork will remain inflated11, the ministry said.

 

Due to harvesting and transportation problems caused by heavy rains, between August 13 and 19 caraway prices rose 46 percent week-on-week, while rape12 was up 21.6 percent and cucumbers 18.8 percent.

 

Last week, of the 40 major edible13 farm products monitored by the ministry, the prices of 31 items rose while eight fell and one stayed flat.

 

In July, China's consumer price index rose by a 33-month-high of 5.6 percent on the back of food price hikes. The key inflation indicator14 was well above the government-set target of 3 percent.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
3 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
5 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的，多变化的
参考例句：
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
6 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
7 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
8 vaccinated 8f16717462e6e6db3389d0f736409983     
[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的
参考例句：
  • I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
  • Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？
9 wholesale Ig9wL     
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
10 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
11 inflated Mqwz2K     
adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨
参考例句：
  • He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
  • They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
13 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
参考例句：
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。
14 indicator i8NxM     
n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器
参考例句：
  • Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
  • His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

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