(NAR) VOL. 19 NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008
1. The minimum requirements set by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) especially in relation to the diseases present in Brazil on the importation of live buffaloes shall be followed;All importation of live buffaloes shall be accompanied by a VQC to import signed by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative and have complied with the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture.
2. Only buffaloes from Rio Grande do Sul, OIE recognized Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)-free area with vaccination of Brazil, will be allowed for importa tion;
3. Imported buffaloes shall only be allowed in Luzon except in Palawan and Masbate wherein FMD vaccination is not practiced. A post-importation quaran tine will be undertaken in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija for sixty (60) days;
4. The protocol provided in the Veterinary Quarantine Clearance (VQC) to im port breeder animals shall be strictly followed; and
5. There should be a veterinary quarantine officer from the Philippines to under take a pre-shipment quarantine of at least thirty (30) days and witness the loading of buffaloes at the port of embarkation to examine any clinical signs of diseases and other necessary documents for the export of buffaloes into the Philippines.