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WAM DUBAI,
August 22, 2009 – The ban on cattle imports from the two Somali cities
of Bosaso and Berbera into the UAE was lifted yesterday UAE Minister of
Environment and Water Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad in a resolution.
Accordingly, any live cattle from the said Somali cities have to be
coming directly from their designated quarantines. The resolution
demands that all bulls (oxen) be castrated.
It also demands a valid import license issued stating the port of entry,
a certificate of origin, a veterinary certificate issued, 2 days maximum
before prior to the date of shipment, by the relevant governmental
authorities of the country of origin, an effective certificate of origin
stating that the animals were quarantined no less than 21 days at the
relevant facilities.
The certificate should state that the animals were not vaccinated for
bovine plague.
The resolution also demands valid certificates from laboratories stating
that the animals were vaccinated for / and free from rift valley fever,
foot and mouth disease, bovine tuberculosis, bovine abortion diseases
and external as well as internal parasites.
In the UAE, all imported animals are subject to the veterinary and
animal care regulations and legislations.
Source: WAM/MMYS
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