Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of a temporary restriction on the importation to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of live birds, poultry meat, poultry products and used equipment
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On the basis of the official notification of the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) registered in the Voronezh region, Russian Federation. In this regard, since 8 February 2019, temporary restrictions are imposed on the importation of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all kinds of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (not less than 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (except feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermic treatment (feathered game), as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughter and cutting of birds.