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 REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE IMPORTATION OF BREEDING CATTLE AND BUFFALOES INTO THE KINGDOM OF
THAILAND 1) A health certificate in English signed by a full-time authorized veterinary official of the government of the exporting country stating: 1.1)
number and species of the animals, 2) Pedigree certificate shall accompany the imported animals, for breeding purpose, on arrival. 3) The animals must come from an area in which animal diseases are under control. They must be healthy, free from signs of any infectious and contagious diseases including ectoparasitism at the time of exportation and fit to travel. 4) The country of origin is free from Rinderpest, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), East Coast Fever , Rift Valley Fever, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Q Fever. 5) The country/region/zone of origin has been free from Foot-and-Mouth Disease and officially approved by OIE of at least 3 (three) years prior to export and does not have vaccination program against the disease. 6) The animals must originate from an area where no clinical signs or other evidence of Bovine Malignant Catarrh and Johne's Diseases has been found during the past 3 (three) years prior to export. 7) The animals must originate from an area where no clinical signs or other evidence of Bovine Ephemeral Fever, Vesicular Stomatitis, Bluetongue (BT) and other diseases caused by viruses related to BT, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Theileriosis, Trypanosomiasis was found during the past 12 (twelve) months prior to export. 8) During the 12 (twelve) months prior to export, no clinical signs, or other evidence of Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Johne's Disease, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis/Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV), Bovine Viral Diarrhoea/Mucosal Disease (BVD/MD), Mycoplasmosis, Vesicular Stomatitis, Bluetongue, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis, Campylobacter fetus and Trichomonas foetus infection, was found on such premises. 9) All animals to be exported to Thailand are subjected to quarantine in premises approved and under the control of a duly authorized veterinary official of the government of the exporting country during the 30 (thirty) days prior to export. 10) Each individual animal must be submitted to tests with negative results using test methods or other methods recommended by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). The tests must be carried out during 30 (thirty) days prior to export for the following diseases:- 10.1)
Tuberculosis 11) The animals must be treated with an approved broadspectrum anthelmintic and external parasite shortly prior to export. 12) The vehicles and containers used for transporting the animals must be thoroughly cleaned, disinfected and vacanted prior to loading which is compliant with the relevant criteria laid down in the OIE International Animal Health Code. 13) The accommodation provided for the animals during shipping must be designed to avoid any risk of injury and unnecessary suffering which is compliant with the relevant criteria laid down in the OIE International Animal Health Code. 14) The ship/aircraft or other vehicles carrying the animals may only call at approved intermediate ports after leaving the country of origin. While in transit, the animals must not come in contact with other animals not similar health status. Unloading or movement of the animals may only take place under the approval and supervision of a veterinary authority of the transit country. 15) No ruminants or other animals not similar health status, animal feed or fodder is allowed to be taken on board the ship/aircraft after they leave the country of origin. 16)
The animals are subjected to quarantine at approved premises for a period
of not less than 30 (thirty) days upon arrival during which they shall
be submitted to tests and/or treatments deemed necessary. The importer/owner
shall be fully charged for the incurred expenses. 17)
Failure to follow the import procedures may result in returning the animals
to the country of origin or destroying without compensation.
Requirements
for the importation into the Kingdom of Thailand
 Contact
detail : Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary
Services. Department of Livestock Development Phayathai road, Ratchtavee 10400 Tel. (02) 653-4550 - 7 ΅θΝ 4175 Fax. (02) 653-4929 E-mail : quarantine_dcontrol@dld.go.th |
Department
of Livestock Development Phayathai Road Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Tel. 02(66) 6534-444, Fax:. 02(66)653-4925 Copyright ©2004 Contact Us : foreign@dld.go.th |
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