The letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan of live sheep, goats and other animals susceptible to sheep and goat pox, genetic material, products obtained from sheep and goats (meat, meat products, milk and dairy products, other raw materials and products obtained from slaughtering of sheep and goats (not undergone h

On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of sheep and goat pox in the Tverskaya and Voronezhskaya oblasts of the Russian Federation. In this regard, since 9 October 2019, temporary restrictions have been introduced:1) on the importation into Kazakhstan from the Tverskaya and Voronezhskaya oblasts of the Russian Federation of:
live sheep, goats and other animals susceptible to sheep and goat pox; genetic material; products obtained from sheep and goats (meat, meat products, milk and dairy products, other raw materials and products obtained from slaughtering of sheep and goats (not undergone heat treatment sufficient to elimination of pathogenic microorganisms); used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and processing of sheep and goats; hunting trophies from susceptible animal species; feed and feed additives containing processed products of sheep and goats (not undergone heat treatment at temperature no less than 70 °C);
2) on the transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live sheep and goats originating from the Tverskaya and Voronezhskaya oblasts of the Russian Federation.