Government should immediately impose ban to import animals from USA after the confirmation of “Mad Cow” disease in California. Dr. Hamid Jalil
KHALID MAHMOOD SHOUQ
IMPORT OF LIVE CATTLE FROM USA MUST BE BANNED IMMIDIATELY DUE TO MAD COW DISEASE INCIDENT IN CALIFORNIA-----------Dr. Hamid Jalil
ALL IMPORTED CATTLE FROM USA DURING LAST FEW YEARS MUST BE SCREENED OUT UNDER SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM-------------Dr. Hamid Jalil
FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL GOVTS MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO TEST ALL IMPORTED CATTLE FROM USA------------------Dr. Hamid Jalil
Government should immediately impose ban to import animals from USA after the confirmation of “Mad Cow” disease in California. Dr. Hamid Jalil
30th April, 2012(Lahore) Dr Hamid Jalil former CEO PAMCO has said that after the confirmation of Mad Cow Disease in California farms by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), it is mandatory to stop import of live animals from such country, as prescribed under the OIE Rules/guidelines.
Dr. Hamid Jalil demanded that Federal Government and all Provincial Governments must notify ban on import of live cattle from USA to save Pakistan from this dangerous disease. Furthermore, an emergent program may be initiated to identify and register all farms where the imported Holstein cattle have been kept. Provincial Government must start a surveillance program to test/screen out all cattle imported from USA.
He disclosed that some of the corporate dairy farms in Punjab & Sindh have imported Holstein cattle from USA/North America. Whereas, under the Rules/guidelines of world organization for the trade of animals & products (OIE-France), if any country imports cattle from such country having incident of Mad Cow Disease can also be banned for exporting livestock & its products.
Dr. Hamid Jalil
Agro-livestock expert
Former CEO Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company
Email. dr_ham...@yahoo.com
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