Staff Reporter
WHILE the importation of live poultry and raw poultry products from Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul has been suspended, the importation and in-transit movement of live poultry from South Africa may resume.
This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture’s acting Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Johannes Shoopala, who revealed that the suspension of imports from Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul is due to an outbreak of Newcastle disease.
The announcement also included the resumption of imports from South Africa, contingent upon meeting additional requirements. According to the requirements, the products must have originated from compartments approved by South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and registered under VPN 44.2012-01 (Standard for the Inspection of Poultry Farms for Export).
Furthermore, Shoopala added that the live poultry or birds must come from compartments listed on the monthly approval list by the Director of Animal Health for export to Namibia, and the parent flock must not have been vaccinated against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
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