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Poultry import from Astrakhan suspended due to bird flu
30 April 2015
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Ministry of Agriculture has temporarily restricted poultry import from the Russian Astrakhan region, Kazpravda.kz reports citing the Ministry?s press service.
"In connection with the outbreak of avian flu (H5N1) in Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, from 28 April 2015 the Committee of veterinary control and supervision of the Agriculture Ministry suspeded import of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feather, poultry meat...
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Mention should be made that on April 17, Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture issued a press release about the discovery of 70 dead pelicans, listed in the Red Book, in the shallow waters of the Kigach river in Atyrau region. A task team was formed to look into the cause of the birds? death, but the results are still not known.
http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/politics/poultry--import-from-astrakhan--suspended-due-to-bird-flu
Related to:
Russia - 1 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Dalmatian pelican in Astrakhanskaya Oblast (OIE, April 27, 2015)
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...an-in-astrakhanskaya-oblast-oie-april-27-2015
30 April 2015
...
Ministry of Agriculture has temporarily restricted poultry import from the Russian Astrakhan region, Kazpravda.kz reports citing the Ministry?s press service.
"In connection with the outbreak of avian flu (H5N1) in Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, from 28 April 2015 the Committee of veterinary control and supervision of the Agriculture Ministry suspeded import of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feather, poultry meat...
...
Mention should be made that on April 17, Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture issued a press release about the discovery of 70 dead pelicans, listed in the Red Book, in the shallow waters of the Kigach river in Atyrau region. A task team was formed to look into the cause of the birds? death, but the results are still not known.
http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/politics/poultry--import-from-astrakhan--suspended-due-to-bird-flu
Related to:
Russia - 1 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Dalmatian pelican in Astrakhanskaya Oblast (OIE, April 27, 2015)
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...an-in-astrakhanskaya-oblast-oie-april-27-2015