Belarus restricts import of sheep and goats from Kaluga and Moscow regions of Russia due to smallpox

According to the World Organization for Animal Health, cases of sheep and goat pox have been reported in the Kaluga and Moscow regions. In this regard, from October 30, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the import into Belarus from these regions of slaughter, breeding and custom sheep and goats, wild, zoo and circus small artiodactyls (goats, argali, fallow deer, tours, mouflons, ibex, roe deer), milk and dairy products from these animals, leather, horn-hoofed, hake raw materials, wool, goat down, etc. All previously issued permits for the import of these goods into Belarus from the Kaluga and Moscow regions are suspended. The ...