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SOMALILAND: UAE to import more livestock from the region

August 22, 2010   ·   3 Comments

DUBAI (Somalilandpress) — Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, on Sunday, issued a resolution allowing conditional imports of live sheep, goats, cattle their products and their offal from the cities of Boosaaso and Berbera in the Republic of Somalia.

According to the resolution, importers will have to make sure that the live animal shipments must remain in the quarantine facilities of the two Somali seaports for at least 21 days prior to being shipped direct to the UAE and that male goats and sheep are castrated.

Other conditions set by the resolution include thorough veterinary checkups to make sure the animals are free from contagious diseases, certificates of origin, complete data on the shipments including identifying colors of the animals, dates of vaccinations etc.

Photo: Al Jabiry company inaugurates a new quarantine facility in Berbera, Somaliland

Source: WAM – Emirates State News Agency | Sunday, 22 August 2010

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Readers Comments (3)

  1. Somalilander says:

    Walal Halyey Layaqan,

    Please don't stereotype all Arabs and confuse them with that particular one you had your harrowing experience with.

    Regards,

    Mo Hussein

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    • mohamed says:

      Ninkan Halyey Layaqaan, nin taalo qaata maaha meelba u cad
      wuxu ka madax yahay groupka dhanxiir…Ebbow addaaaa mudan.
      Cheers.

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  2. Master Darod says:

    Dont' be an Uncle Tom, Somalilander don't care about Somali's, they are just using us, for their internest not our interest, don't be a fool, you ding.

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