KURSUS TERNAKAN BURUNG WALIT ON 6, 8 AND 10 DECEMBER 2009

KURSUS TERNAKAN BURUNG WALIT

Anjuran Bersama Unit Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera, Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sarawak
dan Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak dengan Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS)

6 November 2009, Ahad
Jubilee Services, Betong

ATURCARA
MASA

Pendaftaran peserta / Sarapan


8.00 pagi

Ceramah 1
“Industri Sarang Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Penguasa Veterinar Negeri atau Wakil, Bah. Veterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak


8.30 pagi

Minum Pagi


9.00 pagi

Ceramah 2
“Amalan Penternakan Burung Walit Yang Baik (Good Animal Husbandry Practice – GAHP)”

Penceramah : Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud, Bahagian Verterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak


9.15 pagi

Ceramah 3
“Penternakan Burung Walit dan Impak Alam Sekitar”

Penceramah : Encik Wong Jor Jee, Lembaga Sumber Asli dan Persekitaran (NREB) Sarawak

10.15 pagi

Ceramah 4
“Peraturan dan Undang-Undang Penternakan Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Encik Roy Erpercival Rentap Mason, Jabatan Hutan Negeri Sarawak

11.15 pagi

Makan tengah hari / Solat / Rehat

12.15 tengah hari

Ceramah 5
“Teknik dan Teknologi Pembinaan Rumah Burung Walit”

Penceramah : Enck Joseph Tan, Golden Swift Resources Sdn. Bhd.

2.00 petang

Penyampaian Sijil

4.30 petang

Jamuan Petang / Bersurai


5.00 petang


8 November 2009, Selasa
New World Suites, Bintulu

ATURCARA
MASA

Pendaftaran peserta / Sarapan


8.00 pagi

Ceramah 1
“Industri Sarang Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Penguasa Veterinar Negeri atau Wakil Bah. Veterinar, Jab Pertanian Sarawak


8.30 pagi

Minum Pagi


9.00 pagi

Ceramah 2
“Amalan Penternakan Burung Walit Yang Baik (Good Animal Husbandry Practice – GAHP)”

Penceramah : Dr. Wong K.K, Bahagian Verterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

9.15 pagi

Ceramah 3
“Penternakan Burung Walit dan Impak Alam Sekitar”

Penceramah : Encik Wong Jor Jee, Lembaga Sumber Asli dan Persekitaran (NREB) Sarawak

10.00 pagi

Ceramah 4
“Peraturan dan Undang-Undang Penternakan Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Haji Saifuddin Senawi / Encik Mohamad bin Kohdi @ Kombi, Jabatan Hutan Negeri Sarawak

10.45 pagi

Ceramah 5
“Peluang Keusahawanan Dalam Sektor-Sektor Strategik”

Penceramah : Dato’ Adzmy Abdullah, Unit Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera


11.30 pagi

Makan tengah hari / Solat / Rehat


12.15 tengah hari

Ceramah 6
“Teknik dan Teknologi Pembinaan Rumah Burung Walit”

Penceramah : Enck Joseph Tan, Golden Swift Resources Sdn. Bhd.

2.00 petang

Majlis Penutupan dan Penyampaian Sijil
Oleh YB Haji Mohd. Naroden Haji Majais, Menteri Muda di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera) dan Menteri Muda Perancangan dan Pengurusan Sumber Sarawak


4.30 petang

Jamuan Petang / Bersurai


5.00 petang


10 November 2009, Khamis
Wawasan Inn, Sarikei

ATURCARA
MASA

Pendaftaran peserta / Sarapan


8.00 pagi

Ceramah 1
“Industri Sarang Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Penguasa Veterinar Negeri atau Wakil, Bah. Veterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

8.30 pagi

Minum Pagi


9.00 pagi

Ceramah 2
“Amalan Penternakan Burung Walit Yang Baik (Good Animal Husbandry Practice – GAHP)”

Penceramah : Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud, Bahagian Verterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak



9.15 pagi

Ceramah 3
“Penternakan Burung Walit dan Impak Alam Sekitar”

Penceramah : Encik Wong Jor Jee, Lembaga Sumber Asli dan Persekitaran (NREB) Sarawak


10.15 pagi

Ceramah 4
“Peraturan dan Undang-Undang Penternakan Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Haji Saifuddin Senawi / Encik Mohamad bin Kohdi @ Kombi, Jabatan Hutan Negeri Sarawak


11.15 pagi

Makan tengah hari / Solat / Rehat


12.15 tengah hari

Ceramah 5
“Teknik dan Teknologi Pembinaan Rumah Burung Walit”

Penceramah : Enck Joseph Tan, Golden Swift Resources Sdn. Bhd.


2.00 petang

Penyampaian Sijil


4.30 petang

Jamuan Petang / Bersurai


5.00 petang

Bird's Nest Course in Bintulu

KURSUS TERNAKAN BURUNG WALIT

Anjuran Bersama Unit Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera, Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sarawak
dan Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak dengan Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS)

8 December 2009, Selasa
New World Suites, Bintulu

8.00 pagi

Ceramah 1
“ Potensi Industri Sarang Burung Walit Dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9”

Penceramah : Dato’ Adzmy Abdullah, Unit Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera

9.00 pagi

Minum Pagi

9.45 pagi

Ceramah 2
“Penternakan Burung Walit dan Impak Alam Sekitar”

Penceramah : Encik Wong Jor Jee, Lembaga Sumber Asli dan Persekitaran (NREB) Sarawak

10.00 pagi

Ceramah 3
“Peraturan dan Undang-Undang Penternakan Burung Walit Di Sarawak”

Penceramah : Jabatan Hutan Negeri Sarawak

10.45 pagi

Ceramah 4
“Pelan Perniagaan dan Pemasaran Sarang Burung Walit”

Penceramah : Tuan Haji Abdul Aziz Mohd. Rejab, Global Excellence Marketing Sdn. Bhd.


11.30 pagi

Makan tengah hari / Solat / Rehat

12.15 tengah hari

Ceramah 5
“Teknik-Teknik Penternakan Burung Walit”

Penceramah : Golden Swift Resources Sdn. Bhd.

2.00 petang

Majlis Penutupan dan Penyampaian Sijil
Oleh YB Haji Mohd. Naroden Haji Majais, Menteri Muda di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera) dan Menteri Muda Perancangan dan Pengurusan Sumber Sarawak

4.30 petang

Jamuan Petang / Bersurai

5.00 petang

SEMINAR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME (QAP)

SEMINAR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME (QAP)
VETERINARY HEALTH MARK (VHM)
FOR LIVESTOCK PROCESSING PLANT/ABATTOIR
AND EDIBLE BIRD’S NEST PROCESSING

Operator logi Pemprosesan/ rumah sembelih yang
berminat adalah dijemput untuk menghadiri
seminar di atas seperti maklumat berikut:

Tarikh: 30 November 2009 (Isnin)
Tempat: Grand Continental Hotel, Kuching.
Jam: 8.00 pagi – 5.00 petang (pendaftaran bermula 7.30 pagi)
Penganjur: Sarawak Veterinary Association
bersama Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

Untuk maklumat lanjut serta pendaftaran, sila berhubung
Dengan Cik Joana Tel: 082-628248/628249
Atau emailkan nama, no. KP, alamat, h/p dan
bidang pemprosesan ke: adriansa@sarawaknet.gov.my
Tarikh tutup pendaftaran: 29 November, 2009
(Percuma tetapi terhad kepada 100 peserta yang mendaftar )

KURSUS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (QAP) & GVHP/VHM – ABATTOIR/PROCESSING PLANT

Operator kilang pemprosesan/abattoir/Pemprosesan Sarang Burung Walit serta usahawan yang berminat adalah dijemput untuk menghadiri seminar diatas seperti maklumat berikut:
Tarikh : 26 November, 2009
Tempat: Mega Hotel, Miri

Masa : 8.00 pagi – 5.00 petang
Penganjur: Sarawak Veterinary Association (SVA) Bahagian Veterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

Untuk maklumat lanjut serta pendaftaran, sila berhubung dengan Pn Satija Parijan
Tel: 082 – 628248/628249 ext 224 Fax : 082-628122
Email: adriansa@sarawaknet.gov.my
Sila emailkan/fax nama, IC, alamat dan Kategori Peserta
Tarikh tutup pendaftaran : 24 November, 2009
( Kursus adalah percuma tetapi tempat terhad 100 peserta)


Jadual Kursus Quality Assurance Programme (QAP/VHM/ GVHP) Pada 26.11.2009 di
Mega Hotel , Miri

Tarikh/ Waktu/Tajuk/Isi Kandungan/Penceramah

0730 am - Ketibaan Peserta Kursus/Penganjur

0730-0800 -Pendaftaran/Penganjur
0800-0900-Livestock Project at SCORE area
Introduction to SCORE
Priority Project
by SADV Dr. Chin Vei Ching

0900-1000-Swiftlet Industry
Potential
Department Role
SADV Dr. Chin Vei Ching
1000-1015-Minum Pagi

1015-1145-Quality Assurance Programme
VHM
GVHP
by Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud

1145-1245-Food Hygience & safety
Monitoring & testing
Dr. Andrea Lim

1245-1400-Makan Tengah Hari

1400-1500 - VHPO 1999
Licencing Requirement & responsibility of food operator
Dr. Nicholas Jenek
1500-1600-GMP for SVA Licensing
Abattoir/Processing Plant
Feedmill Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud

1600-1615- Minum Petang


1615-1700 Majlis Penutupan
Penyampaian Sijil oleh Ketua Pen Pengarah Pertanian (Veterinar)

1700 -TAMAT

KURSUS GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICE (GAHP) & SIJIL AMALAN LADANG TERNAKAN - (SALT ) RUMINAN

Penternak / Pengusaha ladang serta orang awam yang berminat adalah dijemput untuk menghadiri seminar diatas seperti maklumat berikut:
Tarikh : 13 November, 2009
Tempat: Hotel Harbour View, Kuching
Masa : 7.30 pagi – 4.30 petang
Penganjur: Bahagian Veterinar, Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

Untuk maklumat lanjut serta pendaftaran, sila berhubung dengan Pn Satija Parijan
Tel: 082 – 628248/628249 ext 224 Fax : 082-628122
Email: adriansa@sarawaknet.gov.my
Sila emailkan/fax nama, IC, alamat dan Kategori Peserta
Tarikh tutup pendaftaran : 12 November, 2009
( Kursus adalah percuma tetapi tempat terhad 100 peserta)

Jadual Kursus Good Animal Husbandry Practice (GAHP) / Sijil Amalan Ladang Ternakan (SALT) Untuk Ternakan Ruminan Pada 13.11.2009 di Harbour View Hotel , Kuching

13.11.2009
Jumaat 0730 am Ketibaan Peserta Kursus - Penganjur
0730-0800 Pendaftaran
0800-0900 Industri Ternakan
Industri Ternakan Di Sarawak
Program Pembangunan & Pengurusan Ternakan -ADV Dr. Humrawali Khan

0900-1000 Makanan Dan Pengurusan Makanan
Pengurusan Fodder - ADV Dr. Humrawali Khan

1000-1015 Minum Pagi

1015-1100 Penyakit Lazim Ruminan dan Rawatan
Kambing & Lembu -Dr. Samuel Kiyui

1100-1200 Pengurusan Kesihatan Ternakan
Program Kawalan Penyakit- Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud

1200-1400 Makan Tengah Hari

1400-1500 Amalan Ladang Ternakan Yang Baik
Untuk ternakan ruminan dan Integrasi-AVO Daud Imbang

1500-1530 SALT & Biosekuriti Ladang
Kambing dan Lembu
Ternakan Integrasi - Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud

1530- 1600 Majlis Penutupan
Penyampaian Sijil oleh Ketua Pen Pengarah Pertanian (Veterinar)

1600-1630 Minum Petang
Bersurai

How To Invest On Livestock

To know more log on at Department Of Veterinary Malaysia http://www.dvs.gov.my

LIVESTOCK SEMINAR (GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDARY PRACTICES/ SIJIL AMALAN LADANG TERNAKAN-SALT)

SEMINAR PENTERNAKAN
(GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDARY PRACTICE /
SIJIL AMALAN LADANG TERNAKAN - SALT)

Penternak / Pengusaha ladang serta orang awam yang berminat adalah dijemput untuk menghadiri seminar di atas seperti maklumat berikut :

Tarikh : 6 November, 2009
Tempat : Conference Room, Aras 3 Ibu
Pejabat Perkhidmatan
Veterinar, Sarawak.
Jam : 9.00 pagi - 11.00 pagi
Penganjur : Bahagian Veterinar,Jabatan
Pertanian Sarawak.

Untuk maklumat lanjut serta pendaftaran, sila berhubung dengan Puan Satija Parijan.
Tel: 082 - 628248/628249 ext 224 atau alamat seperti dibawah:-

IBU PEJABAT PERKHIDMATAN VETERINAR SARAWAK
JABATAN PERTANIAN SARAWAK, LOT 877, JALAN SEMENGGOK, OFF BATU 12, JALAN KUCHING/SERIAN, JLN. PUNCAK BORNEO, 93250 KUCHING

GENERAL LINE : 082-628255, 082- 628250,
082-628249, 082-628248

FAX : 082-628277(SADV)
082-628122(VET. LEVEL 1)
082-629628 (DVO KUCHING)

MENARA PELITA 12th FLOOR: TEL: 082-319904
FAX: 082-440702



TARIKH TUTUP PENDAFTARAN : 30 OKTOBER, 2009
(SEMINAR ADALAH PERCUMA)

Pathological condition- Give me your views/diagnoses

Just to show that we are veterinary people, I post these pixs of an adult Barbados Black Belly Sheep that suffered from the Malaysian No.1 complaint ( FOUND DEAD):





Note the nature and amount of fluid in the thoracic cavity, and the parietal surface of the lungs

Exposing the cardia and the mediastinum ( how I love the word.."blur" in my student days)You may email/post your comments to our blog.
DR TW

HELLO, ANYBODY OUT THERE?

Dear SVA members,
Hello? Apa Khabar? Ni hao pu hao?.....
Are anyone out there reading, planning to post, yawning at or just plain ignorant of how to do their part to ventilate their views on our blog?
So far, only our VP Dr Adrian and Past P Dr Sia and my humble self have placed something on the blogsite....shades of lingering disease lah...memang gonna waste and keel over like that one...
ANW, just a reminder to all that I would like to have some articles for the next issue of the newsletter...remember that lil part of out lofty ambitions to keep all vets connected?
You all may be aware that the LIVESTOCK ASIA is on at KLCC from 27.10.09-29.10.09.
One of the main organisers is AMB Exhibitions, owned by Ex DG, ex UPM Prof and Environmentalist Dr Ahmad Mustapha Babjee..he of the silvery mane and iconic presence who strongly promoted a separate department for the Vet Division, DOA, Sarawak.
Anyway, just to add a lil promo to say that the UPM Class of 1979 is planning a reunion...maybe in Kuantan, or the mamak stall at Serdang Baru roadside if not evicted yet....
Most of the 50s something are either in the DVS, KL ( E.g Dr ICE..) or UPM ( Prof Aini, Prof Rehana) or down under..I mean in Australia ( Dr Cheong) or NZ( Dr TKM...MIA?), with a sprinkling in between like Dr HK, Dr Koh, and me.
If you all do not post anything, I am thinking of scaring everyone with the pixs of how Dr HK, the Profs and Dr N Cheng look like in the days of no internet, botox, and multilevel marketing..
Take care, all and have a safe and pleasant weekend.
EDITOR

Selamat Raya Aidilfitri...!

To all our Muslim friends, colleagues and groupies ( if any, lah!)..SELAMAT HARI RAYA!
I always savour the saliva-inducing food like beef rendang and chicken kurma that Dr Omar and family put out during Raya. Although I have to give it a miss this year, I made up by making a bee line for the Ramadan spread in KL,and boy! Those of you who follow the foodies's columns in the weekend STAR know what I mean.You cannot have too much of a good thing : ))
Back to the more mundane. Time is whipping by so fast that our bodies are starting to feel a disconnect, and before too long, we will be wondering whether to attend the AGM or not.
Unlike the hot agenda in both MIC andMCA of late where everyone was/is pushing their resolutions and candidates, the SVA has stayed mute.We really have to take stock of ourselves and ask what STIMULUS jabs to give the SVA if we do not want to end up like the Dodo.
Which brings me to my own agenda:
I am calling for articles for the next issue of the SVA newsletter. The dateline is a comfortable 30 days away,folks...say 24th October,2009. After that issue, I propose that we reorganise ourselves IT-wise and replace the newsletter by postings on the SVA blogsite; or do what the FEER just did.. fold up without a whimper.
Our wise and ever so encouraging VP Dr Adrian has advised me to sabar and put out another issue instead of comitting hara kiri without the bells and whistles.
Anyway, over to you ahli-ahli SVA.
SVA Editor

VETERINARY HQ MOVING OFFICE TO SEMONGGOK

NOTICE OF OFFICE MOVING

This serves to inform you that the Veterinary Office and counter service at 12th Floor Menara Pelita, Petra Jaya will soon move to Semonggok and begin serving you effective 17th August 2009.

New Office details as follows:-

Address : State Veterinary Service
Headquarters,
Deparment of Agriculture,
Lot 877, Semonggok Road,
Off 12th Kuching/Serian Road,
93250 Kuching.


Telephone Contact : 082-628255/628249/628248
Fax. No. : 082-628122

'BERSATU BERUSAHA BERBAKTI'
"AN HONOUR TO SERVE"

Tribute to Local Pioneers....

Seeing the landing of the OZ's breeders and slaughter goats /sheep imported by Hj Jeli and others brought a touch of nostalgia...
The early days of the ruminant industry were so much tied in with the history of the Vet Division of the DOA.The early veterinary pioneers...Vivian Utal ( first Vet Assistant from Mukah)..Mr Ong Chong Boon and Mr Dunsmore of ARC whose writings on pasture trials were avidly read by us vet students of the 70s; Dr Ong Shak Foo ( first Sarawakian Vet) 's articles on Chromobacterium; Benedict Wong, Baines Kunchit, Patrick Rossem, Chai Min Shang, and many more retired VAs, AVOS...
We are proud of you all .....and we salute your contributions to the industry.
Then we had the struggling importers with vision, ambition, and their share of frustrations and disppointments...Encik Bujang Sulaiman of MALDA trading who spent mucho money and mana on live cattle imports, retired army officer Affendi Dhobey...
They went through a lot of trials and tribulations....I remember them all. They, too, have their footsteps in the sands of vet history...
Then came Sarabif with its hopes and shot in the arm for the cattle industry...Geoffrey Beere, Johari Seman, Augustine Sitim, the late Jeffrey ,the stockman, the truckers..... how many remember them now?......they too played their crucial role which must be acknowledged.
Very soon, Sekama Vet Clinic , where most of us cut our teeth, will be a distant memory.. sniff sniff!
Hopefully, someone will sit down and record the history of theVet Division and LS production in Sarawak.
As for the 2000s, I am sure FG Multifarm and Nature Farm will become future " giants " of our industry, if everyone will just give them a chance.. Bend the rules if need be to help these pioneers. If the US can throw billions into their banking and financial sectors and are happy just to see green shoots, what is a coupla of Million RM to see new kids and calves on the block, be it in Mukah or Marudi ?
To paraphrase what Obama said in Russia, you need to plant the seeds now so that the future will grow....
If by spewing out these names into the blogosphere or the World WideWeb means that somehow memories of their involvement are preserved, let this then be my tribute to them!

TW

Big BOOST for Goat Industry...!

Boers, Saanens, British Alpines, Dorpers, arriving to boost local genetics.......

Looking for the best breeder...at risk to life and limb..!

Arrival of Breeding Goats,Sheep and (hopefully ) no Flu at KLIA.....with Commander Dr H Khan marshalling the troops...!

As they say, the pixs above will tell better than a thousand words.........

History was made in the early hours of 1st July, 2009, when the MasCargo Boeing freighter landed in KLIA with a consignment of over 1,000 heads of breeder Boers, sheep, Saanen, Bristish Alpine and slaughter goats/sheep. FG MultiFarm, Nature Farm and Perfect Meat Industries were responsible for this exercise which saw an SAD, importers, farmers, vet port health staff, truckers, and busybodies like me scurrying about on the tarmac looking at, poking and admiring the freshly arrived Aussies, who look none too impressed with the reception committee!

I understand from the Vet PH Officer Mr Lai that this is only the second time that an aircraft of this size has graced KLIA...wow!!

Most of the animals will be for the Mukah based farm, and enterpreneurs in kuching Sibu ,Sarikei, Tg Manis.

We wish all of them success,satisfaction and endurance in their goat-keeping...

TW

Brighton Beach, Christchurch.......... and solution for winter blues..

Reading Dr Sia 's post from the City that Shines ( Christchurch) reminds me of the beauty of NZ...the scenic beaches, the flowers in the private homes and parks. You can really lose yourself there. But boy! winter as it is now, can be real cold! Even in the day, with the sun shining,it does feel chilly especially when there is a slight wind...see the pix with the waves coming in, but nobody in the water?
At times like these, you need to tuck into some serious coffee and hot food, like the custom baked pizza at Memphis Belle....mmmm yummy...

TW

New Veterinary Office Semongok

The State Veterinary Authority Office may move to New Veterinary Building at Semongok this coming July. We will get the full detail of the address, tel contact etc.

For the Sekama Veterinary Office, I don't know if the authority agree, use it as may be for the office of Sarawak Livestock Cooperative. Our association can gain some form of income from the cooperative business activities. This is just my idea of forming the cooperative, which can contribute to the livestock farming communities and the advancement of the Veterinary profession.

Adrian

Sekama Veterinary Clinic

Congratulations to Dr. Chin Vei Ching, Sarawak Veterinary Authority on the move of Kuching Divisional Veterinary Office from Sekama to Semongok. It is a great day as this will allow the Veterinary Service to progress from there especially with its limited manpower gathered under one roof at Semongok. However, old guards like me would not like to see Sekama Veterinary Clinic disappears just like that. I hope Sarawak Veterinary Authority Dr. Chin and his Co has somethings in mind. Hope to hear from our friends in power at 12th Floor Menara or already at 3rd Floor Veterinary Hq, Semongok?

Feed Act 2008 - Malaysia

The long delayed Feed Act 2008 - Malaysia finally see the light. I wondered whether Sarawak State still keeps its autonomy with regards to State rights in formulating its policies on animal feed under this Animal Feed Act 2008. Who and how many will represent Sarawak in the Animal Feed Board. Is Animal Feed Board to have the complete administrative and monitoring authority over state interests??

K-CHAT ON 'INFLUENZA A (H1N1)

THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL CENTRE
cordially invites all professionals to

K-CHAT

"INFLUENZA A (H1N1)"

SPEAKER

DR CHUA HOCK HIN
CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN
SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL

FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2009

UPC Auditirium, 3rd Floor, Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching

7.00 pm - Registration
7.30 pm - Introduction by Dr Lim Joo Kiong
Chairman K-Chat
7.40 pm - Talk by Speaker
8.40 pm - Q & A
9.00 pm - Light Refresment

Your Host For The Evening

MALAYSIAN MEDICAL AASOCIATION
(SARAWAK BRANCH)

Please note that there are ample parking spaces available at Taman Kereta
(There ia a link at Level 3 to UPC behind the Professional Center)

RSVP : Ms Doreen Tan Tel : 082-258485
Ms Dorothy Tan Tel : 082-258542

Happy Father's Day

The Father's Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad-the special man in our life. We often forget the sacrifice of our fathers and the roles they have played in shaping our lives. Because of him we became a Vet. Happy Father's Day to all Veterinarian.

Industri Burung Walit

Dimaklumkan bahawa pada 1 April, 2009. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar, Malaysian telah dilantik sebagai peneraju Industri Burung Walit (High Impact Project). Menurut Persatuan Burung Walit Sarawak, sebanyak 3000 buah rumah burung walit telah didirikan di Negeri Sarawak.

Gawai Break

Happy Gawai to all Dayak Veterinarian. We have a long Gawai break and now we are coming back. Thank you for being with us.

Student Incentive Award for SVA Children

IPP Dr Sia presents the Incentive Award to happy Ms Ng

The President awards and congratulates Cik Nur Aishah while MC Dr Chuo checks the cash.

To the proud parents and their children who were awarded the 2007-2008 Student Incentive Awards, we offer our heartiest congrats and wish them all the best in their next stages of education. We hope to see repeaters… in receiving the awards !:

1. Miss Ng Yi Ying ( UPSR 2007 )
2. Master Ng Yong Kai ( PMR 2007 )
3. Master Ng Yong Han ( UPSR 2008)
4. Miss Ng Yi Yian ( PMR 2008)
5. Miss Joana ak Sinang ( UPSR 2008)
6. Cik Nur Aishah Nabilan ( UPSR 2008)

Congratulations!! Hope to see more Veterinarian in future.

Adrian

Merial Seminar on PRRS, PCVD

A good talk was given by Dr

MAVP Conference Highlights
To an old dog like me from the old school of training in pathology where we learn its ABC from left to right, it was quite refreshing to view histo slides and hear terms like Mast cells,mitotic figures, cytoplasm/nuclear ratios,Round Cell tumour,BLET...even though I couldn't understand half of it. Like my mum used to say, you stay long enough in mud, you emerge half a buffalo so I guess I can acquire some polish from the conference.
To me , some of the highlights include the info from Dr Kamarruddin that during the HPAI ( Bird flu) scare in W M' sia in 2004, 2006 and 2007, the economic losses were RM 30M,22M and 15M respectively. These include
the cost of managing the outbreaks,compensation, loss of trade, income ,etc. We shudder to think of the impact of Influenza A H1N1...
The bad news is that Nipah virus is still circulating in reservoir animals, plotting a comeback like Pakatan...
A "new" disease of goats I learnt is Gid (Staggers, sturdy) or Coenurosis caused by a metacestode. Thought that this disease only occurs in history books, the deserts, or Africa...Also CAE ( Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis) with head tilt,circling, shifting lameness, reluctance to rise.....a sobering thought is that I could have missed this in a few adult goats having nervous signs which went through our practice.
Another highlight and a compliment to the innovative and creative ability of the vet is the Cytopathology Rapid Stain put out by my old friend Dr Yeoh Eng Cheong...He was too modest to mention the brand but we are using the KY Rapid Stain in our clinic. Congrats are in order to Dr and Mrs Yeoh as the son is graduating this year as a vet from UPM....
I have to say that I enjoyed and learnt a lot from the presenters, including those from Myanmar, Iraq and Africa. I have a chance to asked an Iraqi presenter ( Assoc. Prof Dr Karim Al-Jashamy of MSU) an important question...where to find the best place for hommus in Kl...!
Dr Thomas Wong

NEW SVA EXCO FOR 2009 - 1010

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2008-2009

Imm. Past President: Dr Francis Sia
President: Dr Chin Vei Ching
Vice President: Dr Adrian Susin
Secretary: Dr Andrea Lim Li Li
Asst. Secretary: Dr Nicholas Jenek
Treasurer: Dr Lina Lu
Editor: Dr. Thomas Wong

Committee Members:
Dr Chuo Hock Tieng
Dr Abdul Kadir
Dr Henry Ting
Dr Patrixia Kong
Auditors: Dr Ng Siew Thiam
Dr Alice Hong

ASSOCIATION ADDRESS :
State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
KM 2, Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa,
94300 Kota Samarahan
P.O.Box 1395, 93728, KUCHING
Tel 082-612949
Fax 082-613460
EmaiL : sva@ live.com.my,sarawakvet@gmail.com

IMPORTANT CONTACT NOS:
Secretary Tel 082-612949
Fax 082-613460
Editor: Tel: 082-627800
Fax: 082-626580

The turnout for the AGM, minus the ones who came for dinner!


This AGM is serious stuff…better take notes …
L-R Dr Hii, Dr Patricia Kong, Dr Lee, Dr Chong

“ SVA needs better, stronger PR presence on matters of public interest …”… Dr Koh

Dinner Host by State Veterinary Authority

On the 16 May 2009, the Ministry Of Modernisation Of Agriculture (MOMA) host a dinner to all the MAVP conference participants. Its a joyful night, plenty of jokes by Mr. Daud Imbang and Dr. Chin Vei Ching.

Dr. Chin Vei Chin sharing his joke - Malaysia Boleh!!! and sing 'Constantly'

Dr. Adrian

- All I have to do is dream

Mr. Daud Imbang - Candle in the wind. Our good MC & sharing nis joke 'Made in Japan'

Dr. Stephen Gabriel - The Young Ones

The VIP TABLE

Dr. Chin Vei Ching - State Veterinary Authority and the President of Sarawak Veterinary Association, Prof. Dr. Mohd Zamri Saad, Dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assoc. Prof Dr. Jasni, Prof. Dr. Mohd. Nordin, Prof. Dr. Hair Bejo and Prof. Dr. Nakayama from University of Tokyo, Japan.

Opening Ceremony Of The MAVP Conference

The Veterinary Pathology Conference was officiated by Y.Bhg. Datu Jaul Samion

Press Conference on 'An update on Swine Influenza and Influenza A (H1N1) which attract the media. From right Dr. Oii Peck Toung, Prof. Mohd. Zamri Saad, Y.Bhg. Datu Jaul Samion (Permament Secretary, Ministry Of Modernisation of Agriculture, Dr. Chin Vei Ching and Director Of Agriculture Mr. Paul Vincent Ritom

1ST VETERINARY PATHOLOGY CONFERENCE HELD IN SARAWAK

1st Malaysian Association Veterinary Pathology Conference entilte" Current in Diagnostic pathology" was jointly organised by MAVP, UPM and Veterinary Division, Department of Agriculture at Harbour View Hotel, Kuching Sarawak attract 80 participants.

Prof. Hair Bejo, Dr. Chia Pek Chin & Mr. Rapoi Sidop (Senior Ass. Director of Agriculture) also attending the function.

Dr. Chin Vei Ching (State Veterinary Authority), Dr. Thomas Wong ( Sarawak Veterinary Supplies), Dr. Sajem Jinim, Dr. Wong Kiong Kheng & Dr Henry Ting seen in the picture.

Adrian

An Intro to Dr Wendy Lim.....

Those of you who log on may have noticed the little picture box at the bottom left of our blogsite ....you will see the handsome faces of Dr Adrian and Dr Chuo and a lil pix with the tag Wendy Lim....
Dr Wendy Lim is from Sarawak and an UPM graduate who has gone over to the States and is practising there. This charming, talented and adventurous lady is a loss to the state and Malaysia...but will be a valuable asset to Obama's rainbow nation. Dr Wendy is now having sleepless nights with the addition of a lil princess to her family...CONGRATS!! and may you have MORE...!!
I have invited her to write in to our blog on life as a vet in the US of A....or little tips on practice or coping with motherhood.. : ))
BTW, the Vet Pathology Conference tomorrow at HarbourView will have topics on Swine Influenza, IBD,Boer Goat diseases,NDV, macaques,Cytology and even Beached Whales!
Please do not miss out on something that come right to your doorsteps...although I do agree the fee of RM 450.00 for non-members is quite stiff....can even have a weekend inBali for the price..But like they say, what price knowledge? ... C U there,saudara/i.

Opening Ceremony of the 1st Vet Pathology Conference

Dear SVA Members,

You are cordially invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 1st Malaysian Associaton of Vet Pathology Conference as follows:

Date: 16/5/09 (Saturday)
Time : 8.30 am
Venue: Harbour View Hotel, Kuching

See you all.

Adrian

Continuing my earlier post on N1N1 as my writing shortcircuited......!
I believe we should not use mass vaccination of our pigs as one of the first line of defence. I don't see Kiwi farmers rushing to vaccinate their pigs, and their stake are higher than ours in terms of export value , food safety, security, etc.
We need to increase our biosecurity not only at the borders but also at each farm level. There never is as good a time as NOW to adopt the good husbandry practices and other measures under SALT. SIV is easily destroyed by most farms disinfectants. Regular fogging and spraying of pens, sheds,equipments and vehicles would bring immense benefits to farm health and productivity as experienced in our farms during the Nipah scare.
Dr Thomas Wong

Influenza A H1N1....where 's the fire??

The hot news in the media and online forum is the H1N1 virus making its way across borders. Strangely on the local vet websites, only a few dared to post anything...Dr KPC, Dr HT and Dr AR...most are sitting on their hands/mouths?.

I just returned from NZ where there are confirmed 6 cases, and they seem to be very sane and methodical in their Emergency Response Plan. We seem to be all at sea on the vet front in Malaysia although the MOH and all the CIQ people are doing all the right things so far. Bravos and kudos to the masked port health staff at the entry points. They are the ones who deserve some incentives or a step up in their payscales when this blows over.

The swine influenza virus H1N1 has been around for ages ( 30 years ..a long time in these IT age). many pigs exposed to Greyhaired vets like myself would recollect that we got free gifts from the States in the late 1980s when imported breeders cause a round of coughing and respiratory complications in our local farms ( the SIV diagnosed then was written up in the Kajian Veterinar). So, my question, where's the fire?

We need to be pragmatic in our approach, as more questions will emerge and more answers are going to evolve from the little bits of puzzles that researchers, virologists, epidemeologists, etc are working on.

1st MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION VETERINARY PATHOLOGY CONFERENCE

Malaysian Association Veterinary Pathology, a special interest group of Veterinary Association Malaysia, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Agriculture Sarawak is organizing jointly a Scientific Conference with a theme "Current Trend in Diagnostic Pathology" as follows:

Date: 15 - 17th May 2009
Place : Harbour View Hotel

The organising committee with great pleasure invites you to this conference. There will be a special session on Swine Influenza by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noordin Mohd Mustapha.

Please register by contacting Dr. Adrian at 012-8087267 or Dr Andrea at 012-8897087 or Dr. Nicholas Jenek at 019-8688543.

Adrian
V. President SVA

Logging on to the blogsite, I notice that Dr Adrian and I are the lonesome duo....we will try to post some articles so that the webmaster do not consign us to kingdom come..
Was reading the list of notifiable diseases in NZ for poultry...includes Duck virus enteritis or duck plague, Duck viral hepatitis, NDV, and IBD. This country is so clean no wonder the poultry breeder companis keep the GPS stock here, and sell the PS to Asia. This includes the Ross broilers breed used in many of the local integrators in Sarawak. Aviagen, for example, has a Quarantine Farm in Roturua ( the famous scenic, volcanic and Maori homelands).The farm is responsible for the qarantine of imported stock , complying with MAF requirements, and breeder DOC are sent to domestic, Asia and other markets.
The interesting thing I found is that ducks are not farmed in any commercial scale, but you can get Peking or roasted ducks in the Chinese restaurants in town. During autumn as is the season now, the Department of Conservation ( something like NREB/DOE/Forest back home) allows duck hunting to keep the wild population down. Game ducks such as the green mallard ducks are plentiful, especially in waterbodies such as the lakes in the parks, recreation areas. You are allowed to hunt in specific areas only, but the total numbers you can bag per person is 10 heads this season. Normally it is 8 heads, but this year there was a duckling boom...
Duck hunting is prohibited in normal times...which reminds me of a joke. There was a Austin mini car parked next to a lake, late into the night. The park warden walked over, thinking the car has stalled, and saw a Chinese man in the car bent over a hole in the back seat. He was putting crumbs of bread into the hole. "You orright,mate?" he said. The CM smiled, and held up a bag with 5 heads of ducks that have walked under the Mini and been ducknapped. " Me have Peking duck for dinner, mister!" replied the CM. Just goes to show that the Mini car has more uses than just carrying us from A to D... : )
BTW, roasted duck costs NZ 30-40 depending on the style of cooking.
Better stick to fish and chips at $4.00 a bag..
Take k, all.
TW

Your contributions is very much appreciated

Welcome SVA Members, you may contribute to this blog. Many thanks to our editor, Dr. Thomas Wong for actively published an article.

If you happen to view this blogsite, please register yourself as followers. We have members who already registered. Congratulations!

Adrian
V. President

Greetings from Aoteroa...NZ : ))

Dr Adrian seems to be a voice in the wilderness on the SVA blogsite... is there anybody out there among our Vet bros and sis that can spare a few minutes to send something into cyberspace? ...and keep our blog site alive...
ANW, here I go: Was at the recent NZ Food Show where in addition to having samples of cheese, wines and sausages, I looked up the stalls put up by the NZ SPCA, and tasted the egg and bacon produced to NZ SPCA standards. They also have an Accreditation Scheme, and royalties collected from free range,barn eggs and porkers are used to finance their activities. As for the bacon I tasted, I don't think we will be going that direction in a hurry..! For good meassure I went over to the Organic Eggs section and makan again ( feels a bit like the like Jom Jom Cari Makan host!) mmm..not bad ( or was it the CH3 CH2OH kicking in?). I saw a stall that say Naked Organics but my partner did not release my passport to sample...!
There was a Malaysian company selling chapati,sauces etc, represented by an NZ company...
There was a cooking session by a famous chef Donna Hay " No Time to Cook" which sounds right for me.... Now I know how to make Lemon Feta chicken, Pancetta baked egg, zucchini and mint pasta and flourless choc cake. Now,if only I can find the ingredients in Kuching, I will invite the EXCO for a dine-in...hehe. ANW, I did not buy her books....
Anyway, folks, do send something in to the our blogsite, as I think the newsletter should be replaced by the website. We must keep our blog head happy....
Have a good weekend ,all...
Dr TW

How Do You Want Our Blog Be?

This blog was endorsed by Executive Committee held recently, with some restriction. If you want to make comment you need to register as google user or better still if you have your own blogsite so that when you sign up we can view your profile.

Happy Easter and have a nice weekend.

Adrian
V. President

SVA New EXCO 2009

HAPPY EASTER DAY

To all Christian Veterinarian,

Happy Easter Day & have a nice weekend

From

Dr. Adrian

VETERINARY DAY 14 APRIL 2009 MIRI SARAWAK

The Veterinary Division, Agriculture Department, Sarawak, Malaysia is organising Veterinary Day as stated below:

Date : 14 April 2009
Venue: Dewan Suarah, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time : 1.00 t0 9.00 pm

Admission is free. The objective of the function is to meet client and business matching among the industry player. Related agencies are also involve for the exhibition. We also put up live animal for show and sale. Expected more than 1000 people will attend the exhibition. See you there!

Adrian

AGM Photos

Newbies...as usual forgot to sign off when I posted the first message.
BTW, did any of you receive the CEP article brilliantly written by Dr Hii and Dr Chuo?
I try sending through jaring to you all, ed up sending the attchment to Dr Andrea to help pass along...as it seems there was some digestive problems ( not in the Drs Hii/Chuo's pigs , but my mailbox : ))
Take K..
Editor/DR TW

Welcome All SVA Members

Dear SVA Members,

I welcome all of you to contribute to this blog. If we can update this blog say at least three times a week, than I guest everybody will very eager to open and read it. I will let you know the password by email. Please be inform that you need to sign your name after you make post so that we can acknowlegde your contribution.

Happy blogging!

Dr. Adrian
V. P

SVA BLOGSITE

Welcome to our new blogsite. I am very proud to present to you our Veterinary association first ever blogspot and I am excited. Through this blog spot /forum we can exchange and communicate idea and share information on common issues that related to our field.

I must thanks our elected editor Dr. Thomas Wong who inspire me to create this blog after reading his newsletter recently. I am not so good and creative enough to produce a good exciting blog. I hope fellow SVA members can help to administer and improve this site.

Do participate and your contribution is very much appreciated.

Thank you for reading this blog! Happy blogging to all vet bloggers.

Dr Adrian Susin

Vice President