China forbids the import pigs, wild boars, and their products directly or indirectly from Malaysia

China News Service, March 10th. According to the official Weibo news of the General Administration of Customs General Office, in order to protect the safety of China’s animal husbandry and prevent the spread of the epidemic, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued on the 8th to prevent the introduction of Malaysian African swine fever into China. The announcement requires that the import of pigs, wild boars and their products from Malaysia directly or indirectly is prohibited. On February 26, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) announced that the provinces of Kudat, Sandakan, Beluran and A total of 5 African swine fever outbreaks occurred in Kota Merudu. The susceptible animals involved were wild boars and 303 domestic pigs, of which 5 wild boars and 303 domestic pigs died of the disease. This is the first African swine fever outbreak in Malaysia. To protect our country Animal husbandry is safe to prevent the spread ...