Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi(VNA) – Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks fromVietnam over concerns about avian flu has no effect on the nation as it has notexported live poultry to any country yet, an official said on April17.
The official ofthe Department of Animal Health under Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDepartment (MARD), made the confirmation after the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on April 16 that the Ministry ofEnvironment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia has temporarily bannedimports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concernsabout avian flu.
Currently, only one Vietnamese company isplanning to export processed chicken to Japan. This enterprise has built achicken slaughtering and processing in southern Dong Nai province, the officialadded.
The SPA quoted Director General of Departmentof Animal and Plant Quarantine Osama bin Abdullah Al-Saleh as saying that theban was based on a warning issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health(WOAH).
Previously on March 26, the Ministryannounced the suspension of imports of poultry products, hatching eggs andchicks from Tennessee after a form of bird flu highly lethal to poultry wasfound in the US state.
That ban was also issued after a WOAH warningand will remain in place until it is certain that they are free from thedisease.
According to the Tennessee Department ofAgriculture, in March, two flocks were found to be infected with H7N9, thestate's first infection of bird flu in more than a year.-VNA
The official ofthe Department of Animal Health under Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDepartment (MARD), made the confirmation after the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on April 16 that the Ministry ofEnvironment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia has temporarily bannedimports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concernsabout avian flu.
Currently, only one Vietnamese company isplanning to export processed chicken to Japan. This enterprise has built achicken slaughtering and processing in southern Dong Nai province, the officialadded.
The SPA quoted Director General of Departmentof Animal and Plant Quarantine Osama bin Abdullah Al-Saleh as saying that theban was based on a warning issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health(WOAH).
Previously on March 26, the Ministryannounced the suspension of imports of poultry products, hatching eggs andchicks from Tennessee after a form of bird flu highly lethal to poultry wasfound in the US state.
That ban was also issued after a WOAH warningand will remain in place until it is certain that they are free from thedisease.
According to the Tennessee Department ofAgriculture, in March, two flocks were found to be infected with H7N9, thestate's first infection of bird flu in more than a year.-VNA
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