DA orders import ban on live cattle from Japan
The Philippine Star|December 20, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has banned the importation of live cattle and buffalo from Japan amid the outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD).
By BELLA CARIASO

Tiu Laurel issued Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 57 imposing a temporary prohibition on the importation of live cattle and buffalo, their products and by-products including milk and milk products, embryos, skin and semen from Japan.

"Based on the official report submitted by the Director of Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan to the World Organization for Animal Health on Nov. 15, there was an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Maebaru, Fukuoka, Japan affecting domestic cattle as confirmed by National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization," Tiu Laurel said.

He added that there is a need to prevent the entry of LSD, also known as Neethling virus, to protect the health of the local cattle and water buffalo population.

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