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The ban was issued by the government even as the Malaysian province of Sabah, which is very close to the Mindanao region is still considered free from the bird flu virus.


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Among the diseases being addressed are hog cholera, foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) in livestock and newcastle disease and bird flu in poultry farms.


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The memorandum order which is expected to be signed shortly by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr., comes in the wake of reports that a bird flu  outbreak has occured in Japan and the two other countries.


Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Jose Molina said his agency recommended the ban to Lorenzo.


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Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon said the bureau of animal Industry (BAI) can now resume issuing veterinary and quarantine clearances (VQes) to beef importers.


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                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Q. Montemayor assured the public yesterday that no Australian beef, reportedly contaminated with the deadly virus anthrax has entered the country even as he ordered a stringent watch of forthcoming cattle imports from Australia.


Montemayor ordered the adoption of precautionary measures in view of the anthrax outbreak in Australian cattle. Anthrax is a contagious deadly animal disease and can kill a cattle in just 24 to 48 hours.


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Animal bureau imposes ban on poultry products from Malaysia

By Rocel Felix | August 23, 2004 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has imposed an indefinite ban on the importation of chicken, pet birds and other poultry products from Malaysia following the confirmation of an outbreak of the deadly avain...

Business

Biosecurity in livestock and poultry production

By Ramon Ma. Epino | March 14, 2004 - 12:00am

Biosecurity, a set of practices that controls the spread of disease-causing organisms, is an essential part in livestock production in the country. The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry...

Agriculture

DA set to ban chicken imports from Vietnam, SKorea, Japan

By Rocel Felix | January 14, 2004 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon issue a ban on the entry of chicken and other bird species from Vietnam, South Korea and Japan to prevent an outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu or avian influenza. The...

Business

DA lifts ban on Australian beef

By Rocel Felix | December 12, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on Australian beef after Biosecurity Australia (BA) and the Office Internationale des Epizooties (OIE), a Paris-based international organization monitoring outbreaks...

Business

No anthrax beef entered RP - DA

November 28, 2002 - 12:00am

Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Q. Montemayor assured the public yesterday that no Australian beef, reportedly contaminated with the deadly virus anthrax has entered the country even as he ordered a stringent watch...

Business