The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday lifted the temporary ban imposed on the import of sheep, cows and camels from Eritrea. The decision stipulates that the livestock should be subject to conditions and procedures of the quarantine in Eritrea, SPA reported. The procedures include attaching authenticated certificates by the Eritrean veterinary authorities, keeping the exported livestock at the quarantine for a period of 30 days, marking livestock by the quarantine including the number of the animal and the date of its entry for quarantine, examining animals to make sure that they are free from the disease of the Rift Valley fever or any other epidemic or infectious diseases. Moreover the procedures also include the transportation of the animals by clean transportation channels. The decision pointed out that the livestock exported to the Kingdom from Eritrea will be subject to all quarantine procedures in line with the system of the quarantine law carried out by the GCC member states and under its executive statutes. The ministry said the period of quarantine before the export of the animals will be reduced from 30 days to 10 days during this year's Haj season.
