Kazakhstan has denied information about the import of meat from cows infected with rabies from Kyrgyzstan

Information about the import of meat from rabid cows from neighboring Kyrgyzstan into Kazakhstan, which is allegedly already used to make pies, is not true. The stopfake.kz portal, created with the support of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the republic to combat unreliable data, reported this with reference to data from the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. “The import of farm animals, as well as beef, lamb and pork from the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic is not carried out due to the current restriction introduced on October 19, 2011 regarding foot-and-mouth disease in farm animals. If an attempt to smuggle meat is confirmed, measures will be taken to strengthen control at the border” ,” the portal quotes the text of the message from the Ministry of Agriculture. The department recalled that in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, located on the border with Kyrgyzstan, there are four veterinary control posts. In them, veterinary inspectors carry out ...