Since October 2020, Egypt has ceased importing live calves from Brazil due to a surge in livestock prices, instead sourcing from countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, and Ukraine. These countries' live calves meet the standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health and Egypt. Egyptian authorities are particularly vigilant about importing diseases that could affect public health or livestock, following recent concerns about mad cow disease from Brazil. This condition, also known as bovine spongiform encephalitis, is characterized by loss of equilibrium, nervous agitation, and death within 15 days to 6 months.