Staff Reporter<\/p>\n
THE Directorate of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced new measures that restrict the export of live cattle from Namibia into South Africa until further notice.<\/p>\n
The recent announcement comes on the back of import restriction of live cattle and raw meat from South Africa from 2019 on account of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Dr Albertina Shilongo, Chief Veterinary Officer stated that as a result, the issuance of export health certificates and certification of veterinary import permits for live cattle destined for South Africa will be suspended with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
With regard to the Importation of grass, straw, forage, Lucerne and silage can only be imported under the following conditions:<\/p>\n
The feed should come from commercial feed establishments registered with the veterinary authority of South Africa with strict FMD biosecurity measures.<\/p>\n
No cloven-hoofed animals should be kept in establishments from which the feed has been harvested.
\nThe feed is free of grossly identified contamination with material of animal origin.<\/p>\n
Baled livestock feed should be subjected to the action of steam in a closed chamber such that the centre of the bales has reached a minimum temperature of 80 \u00b0C for ten (10) minutes.<\/p>\n
The livestock feed must be transported in vehicles that are cleaned and disinfected under the supervision of the South African Veterinary authority who approves the disinfectants that is effective to inactivate FMD Virus.<\/p>\n
Disinfected vehicles to be issued with a cleaning and disinfection certificate which is valid for one consignment only and must be presented to Namibia’s veterinary border officials.<\/p>\n
Vehicles should be loaded and sealed under the supervision of the South African Veterinary authority and seal numbers endorsed on the veterinary import permit.<\/p>\n
The vehicles should be sealed in such a way that no unauthorized materials can be added to the consignment after it has been sealed.<\/p>\n
File photo for illustrative purposes only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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