Staff Reporter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE Agriculture Ministry’s Directorate of Veterinary Services has announced the resumption of importation of poultry meat from South Africa to Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Albertina Shilongo, the Chief Veterinary Officer, explained that only poultry meat from live poultry originating from bio-secure farms listed by the Veterinary Authority of South Africa will be permitted for import into Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This decision follows the suspension of importation and in-transit movement of live poultry, birds, and poultry products from South Africa due to an increase in cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Importers are urged to contact the Veterinary Import Office at +264 61 208 7890\/2 or +264 81 143 41442, or email Vistorina.Benhard@mawlr.gov.na or Vet.Permits@mawlr.gov.na.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Staff Reporter THE Agriculture Ministry’s Directorate of Veterinary Services has announced the resumption of importation of poultry meat from South Africa to Namibia. Dr. Albertina Shilongo, the Chief Veterinary Officer, explained that only poultry meat from live poultry originating from bio-secure farms listed by the Veterinary Authority of South Africa will be permitted for import into Namibia. This …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":358060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n