Philippines: Live birds and poultry products intercepted in Negros Occidental
Philippines
Published Mar 4, 2022
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BACOLOD CITY – Millions worth of poultry products such as eggs and dressed chicken as well as game fowls have been seized by personnel of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in various points of entry in Negros Occidental since Wednesday. The provincial government is prohibiting the entry of live birds and poultry products from all regions in the Philippines from February 28 to March 15 as a precaution against confirmed bird flu cases in at least two Luzon provinces.
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On Thursday, the PVO reported its personnel intercepted four heads of game fowls and 170 heads of pigeons at the port here. At the Bacolod-Silay Airport, 76 kilos of processed poultry meat from Manila were also confiscated upon arrival. All seized live animals and food items were immediately sent back to their point of origins, the PVO report said. Dr. Renante Decena, provincial veterinarian, said owners of shipments are informed about the temporary ban as the province has already issued notices. “This is necessary to protect the entire industry in the province. There’s no need to worry about the supply of poultry products as it can be addressed by local producers,” he added. On Wednesday afternoon, the PVO inspection team intercepted a van from Dipolog City containing 150,000 pieces of eggs valued at PHP1 million at the border of Barangay Tagukon in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, and Mabinay town, Negros Oriental. A few hours earlier, four delivery vans loaded with 11.5 tons ...
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