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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s General Customs Authority on Thursday returned a
shipment of imported calves from Jordan after laboratory tests confirmed cases
of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
The authority said the customs center administration had
taken the necessary legal measures and formed a committee comprising
representatives of relevant agencies to oversee the return of the shipment to
Jordan. The move was in line with approved technical recommendations to prevent
the spread of infectious animal diseases and protecting Iraq’s livestock sector
and food security.
On June 17, Agriculture Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari
ordered a ban on the entry of 1,750 live calves imported for slaughter.
Iraq’s Veterinary Directorate tightened preventive measures
after reports of FMD cases in Syria’s Raqqa province last month, raised
epidemiological surveillance to its highest level, and instructed veterinary
hospitals at border crossings and across the country to intensify inspections
of incoming livestock and immediately report any suspected infections.