{"id":165424,"date":"2026-06-17T22:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/165424\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:41:08","slug":"iraq-blocks-entry-of-1750-calves-over-fmd-concerns-shafaq-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/165424\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq blocks entry of 1,750 calves over FMD concerns &#8211; Shafaq News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-06-17T21:57:19+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Baghdad<\/p>\n<p>Iraq prevented the entry of 1,750 imported calves through<br \/>\nthe Trebil border crossing after detecting concerns related to Foot-and-Mouth Disease<br \/>\n(FMD), Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the ministry said Agriculture Minister Abdul<br \/>\nAmir al-Shammari ordered the ban on the shipment of live calves imported for<br \/>\nslaughter from Colombia, citing the need to \u201csafeguard Iraq\u2019s animal wealth<br \/>\nfrom infectious and potentially devastating diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision followed regulatory procedures carried out by<br \/>\nthe Veterinary Directorate, which implemented precautionary <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Iraq-bans-live-animal-imports-from-Syria-over-foot-and-mouth-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">measures<\/a> aimed at<br \/>\npreventing the spread of animal diseases and protecting livestock populations.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Shammari stressed the importance of intensifying efforts<br \/>\nto develop Iraq\u2019s livestock sector through scientific methods and by addressing<br \/>\noperational challenges facing the industry. He said the ministry is working to<br \/>\nsupport local markets with meat sourced from approved and reliable suppliers<br \/>\nwhile preventing the entry of infected animals to protect public health and<br \/>\nsupport the national economy.<\/p>\n<p>On May 22, Iraq\u2019s Veterinary Directorate announced strict<br \/>\nprecautionary measures after receiving information about reported cases of<br \/>\nfoot-and-mouth disease in Syria\u2019s Raqqa province. At the time, the directorate said it had raised<br \/>\nepidemiological monitoring to its highest level and instructed veterinary<br \/>\nhospitals at border crossings and across the country to strengthen inspections<br \/>\nof incoming animals and immediately report any suspected infections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-06-17T21:57:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq prevented the entry of 1,750 imported&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[51738,152,51739,42689,94,51737],"class_list":["post-165424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-750-calves-over-fmd-concerns","tag-breaking","tag-calves","tag-fmd","tag-iraq","tag-iraq-blocks-entry-of-1"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116767862679548835","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}