Kazakhstan temporarily bans the import of cattle from the Netherlands

Published Mar 17, 2023

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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has imposed temporary restrictions on the import of cattle from the Netherlands due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). The ban also includes the transit of live cattle through Kazakhstan. The restrictions were imposed based on information from the World Organization for Animal Health (WAHIS). The agency had previously imposed similar restrictions on cattle and beef imports from Brazil.

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The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based on official information from the World Organization for Animal Health (WAHIS), from March 9, 2023, introduced temporary restrictions on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on the import of cattle into Kazakhstan from the territory of the Netherlands. This was reported by the Agrosektor.kz portal with reference to the press service of the Committee for Veterinary Control of the Ministry of Agriculture. The ban also applies to the import of: The transit of live cattle through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is also prohibited. Earlier, the portal reported that ...

Source: Agrosektor