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The Botswana government has banned, with immediate effect, the importation of live poultry and their fresh products from South Africa until further notice.
This follows an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, in commercial farms and compartments, in several Provinces in addition to the initial outbreak report at Gauteng province.
In a statement on Monday, Director-General of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security Dr Letlhogile Oarabile said the ban is aimed at mitigating the risk of possible spread of the disease to Botswana. Said Oarabile:
<blockquote>… all import permits issued for the importation of live poultry and their fresh products from the Republic of South Africa are cancelled with immediate effect;
… and the movement of fresh poultry products, originating from other countries and transiting through the Republic of South Africa, in sealed containers is allowed with a permit.</blockquote>
<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/botswana-bans-importation-of-cloven-hoofed-animals-from-south-africa/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">READ MORE: Botswana Bans Importation Of Cloven-hoofed Animals From South Africa</a>
Two weeks ago Botswana also banned the importation of live cloven-hoofed animals from South Africa following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Kwazulu Natal Province.

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Botswana Bans Poultry Imports From South Africa

Chicken Inn (at least the Market Square Branch) has ran out of chickens amid claims that Irvines is experiencing challenges. The tip off came from a consumer who said the staff at Chicken Inn Market Square Branch said all branches are out. The consumer had gone to the branch to buy a meal early in the morning.
We haven’t confirmed with all branches yet but looks like supply is erratic in the least. This also comes amid an egg shortage in major supermarkets.
The deficit could be due to the outbreak of the avian influenza virus, also known as H5N8, which has affected the country’s largest producer of poultry Irvine’s Zimbabwe. The disease had initially been detected and confirmed on May 24, 2017. Zimbabwe’s Government <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2017/06/26/zimbabwe-bans-chicken-products-south-africa/">suspended all trade in birds and chicken products from South Africa to prevent the H5N8 bird flu virus</a> from spreading into the country and repeating a process that led to the killing of 142 000 chickens at a farm in Harare.
In August this year, Government allowed <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2017/09/05/zimbabwe-to-start-importing-hatching-eggs-from-europe-to-prevent-shortage-of-poultry-products/">chicken breeders to import </a>hatching eggs from Europe in a move that was meant to prevent a shortage of poultry products. Zimbabwe Poultry Association chairman Solomon Zawe said:
<blockquote>We are running short of day- old chicks but starting September 16, we will be importing hatching eggs from Europe because the breeders and layers stock has been affected by bird flu. All major poultry breeders got import permits from the Ministry of Agriculture.</blockquote>
A reliable source also confirmed that Pizza Inn is having challenges with supplies of cheese as well and have been closing some branches early because of it. They said probably Pomona and Emerald Hill Pizza Inn branches are the ones unaffected because they are the top priority branches.
Pizza Inn gets its cheese from Kefalos a Zimbabwean company and<a href="http://www.lancewood.co.za/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIufncn86s2AIV4r3tCh0eSADbEAMYASAAEgIeMfD_BwE"> Lancewood</a>, a South African company. Perhaps foreign currency problems are to blame.

BREAKING: No Chicken At Chicken Inn, No Cheese At Pizza Inn...What Is Happening?

The cost of poultry products is expected to go up following the shortage of broiler chickens due to the outbreak of avian influenza. According to an industry report, the supply of the broiler chicks has gone down by 500 000 per week after two outbreaks in May and July at Lanark Farm.
Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairperson, Solomon Zawe, in an update said
<blockquote>Any bridging hatching egg supplies will have to be imported from outside the Southern African Development Community region at a much higher cost. Thus, production costs in the third quarter will be higher and characterised by periodic shortages unless import permit processing as well as foreign currency allocation for hatching egg imports are smoothened.
It is estimated that the culling of the parent stock represents the loss in supply of 500,000 broiler day old chicks to the market</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/business-38791-Bird+flu+cuts+chick+supply+by+500k+a+week/business.aspx">New Zimbabwe</a>

Cost of poultry products to go up due to shortages of day old chicks of 500 000 per week caused by avian flu outbreaks

In an interview with The Herald, Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) Livestock Section chairperson Mr Chrispen Kadiramwando confirmed that they have banned the showcasing of poultry at this year’s edition of the agricultural show.
Said Kadiramwando:
<blockquote>It is true we have banned the showcasing of chicken poultry in response to the outbreak of Avian influenza. We felt that it is better we cut the movement of chicken to and from the Showgrounds under the prevailing circumstances. We have also engaged our principal director in the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services Dr Ushewokunze-Obatolu and she has supported the move saying it would help prevent the spread of the infection. The ban has affected this year’s agricultural show in that in the poultry section that is where we normally have most of our rural farmers coming in their numbers to showcase their products as compared to the number of farmers who bring cattle to the show.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.herald.co.zw/zas-bans-poultry-at-this-years-agric-show/">Herald</a>

Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) bans poultry at this year’s agricultural show due to avian flu

Zimbabwe has been hit by a shortage if day old chicks and eggs, and the situation is expected to become worse in the next few weeks. The shortage has been caused by an outbreak of the avian influenza virus, also known as H5N8. Poultry producers also bemoaned the high duty charges on imports from Europe.
Enock Mbendani, chairperson of the Manicaland Poultry Producers Association said:
<blockquote>The global outbreak of avian influenza has hit us hard and there is a shortage of chicks, which should stretch for a further five to six months.
The 40 percent duty on eggs also means we cannot import them from Europe at the moment to replenish our stocks as it would mean one day-old-chicks will retail at an untenable $1,20 per chick.
Because South Africa has also been hit, inter-trade of poultry between us has been affected until this is cleared. So our hope lies with egg imports from Europe. Zimbabwe Poultry Association is going to write to the minister to temporarily forgo duty on eggs to protect the consumer, especially as we battle this liquidity crisis.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/08/11/eggs-day-old-chicks-shortages-hit-zim">Daily News</a>

Zimbabwe hit by shortage of day-old chicks and eggs

In a statement, Ministry of Agriculture Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services acting principal director, Dr Josphat Nyika confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza- H5N8 type virus Lanark Farm in Beatrice for the second time this year.
Dr Nyika said after the first outbreak in May this year the farm had been in quarantine under veterinary supervision and will now remain in quarantine for three months or until the disease is completely dealt with.
More: <a href="http://www.herald.co.zw/avian-flu-hits-again/">Herald</a>

Avian flu outbreak hits same farm again

Zimbabwe has suspended all trade in birds and chicken products from South Africa after outbreak of the deadly H5N8 bird flu was confirmed at a farm in Free State Province on Friday night.
On Thursday last week the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) stated on its website a reported case of avian flu on a commercial poultry farm in Mpumalanga Province. According to a report by South African agricultural authorities, at least 5000 birds died while the remaining 24000-birds at the farm were in the process of being de-populated.
Following this outbreak, Zimbabwe has temporarily banned poultry products from the country to prevent the virus from spreading into the country and repeating a process that led to the killing of 142 000 chickens at a farm in Harare. South Africa becomes the third African country to be affected by avian flu virus after Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More: <a href="http://www.zbc.co.zw/2017/06/25/zim-suspends-poultry-products-from-south-africa/">ZBC</a>

Zimbabwe bans chicken products from South Africa

On Thursday, South Africa suspended trade ion chickens and poultry products from Zimbabwe. This follows the outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at Irvine’s. The company had to kill 140 000 birds due to the outbreak.
The South Africa Department of Agriculture said in a statement:
<blockquote>We have heightened inspections of all consignments, including all private and public vehicles at all our ports of entry, especially in and out of Zimbabwe</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/06/06/botswana-bans-poultry-products-from-zim-due-to-outbreak-of-avian-flu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Botswana was the first Southern African country to suspend poultry imports from Zimbabwe.</a>
More: <a href="http://af.reuters.com/article/zimbabweNews/idAFJ8N16801J">Reuters</a>

South Africa also suspends chicken imports from Zim

Zimbabwe’s eastern border neighbor, Mozambique has also banned poultry products from the country following an outbreak of avian flu.
Mozambique’s National Veterinary Director, Americo Conceicao, said the avian flu virus is easily transmitted from one poultry farm to another by contaminated equipment, vehicles, clothing and chicken feed. Said Conceicao:
<blockquote>
Wild birds are a source of transmission of this flu”, he said, “We, and mainly our poultry producers, must step up our vigilance in our production units. All cases of mortality must be notified immediately, so that we can take measures in good time.
Producers should also notify the veterinary authorities if they notice problems with their birds’ breathing or nervous system, and outsiders should be banned from poultry farms, in case they are unwittingly carrying the disease.
So far there have been no cases of H5N8 registered in humans, but bio-safety measures must be observed to avoid risks of contamination.
</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.thezimbabwean.co/2017/06/mozambique-bans-poultry-imports-zimbabwe/">Zimbabwean</a>

Mozambique bans poultry products from Zimbabwe

One of Zimbabwe’s biggest poultry producers, Irvine’s Private Limited, has culled 140,000 birds following an outbreak of avian influenza. This was after more the flu had killed more than 7 000 birds at the company’s premises.
In a statement, the company said:
<blockquote>Irvine’s, together with the Zimbabwe Veterinary Department, have responded by placing the affected site under quarantine and the entire flock that was affected has been culled and disposed of in accordance with the relevant veterinary regulations.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/06/06/botswana-bans-poultry-products-from-zim-due-to-outbreak-of-avian-flu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The government of Botswana has already banned poultry products from Zimbabwe due to the outbreak.</a>
More: <a href="https://africa.cgtn.com/2017/06/06/zimbabwe-poultry-producer-culls-140000-birds-following-outbreak-of-avian-influenza-at-its-premises/">Africa CGNT</a>

Irvines kills 140 000 birds after outbreak of avian influenza

The government of Botswana has just released a statement announcing that it has banned imports of all poultry products from Zimbabwe. This follows reports of an outbreak of the Avian Flu.
Here is the statement:
<blockquote>BOTSWANA BANS IMPORTS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM ZIMBABWE DUE TO OUTBREAK 
The Public is informed that an outbreak of Avian INFLUENZA has been reported in Zimbabwe.
As a result, the import of domesticated and wild birds, their products (meat, eggs, feathers etc) and poultry feed from Zimbabwe is banned with immediate effect.
All import permits issued for importing the listed items are cancelled with immediate effect.
The documents are to be returned to the nearest veterinary office.
The public will be updated on this developing situation.</blockquote>

Botswana bans poultry products from Zim due to outbreak of Avian Flu

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