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Veterinary quarantine maintenance on schedule: official

TDT | Manama

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Yearly maintenance works of the veterinary quarantine facilities in the Kingdom are continuing with the highest standards, said a top Works Ministry official.

The facilities are instrumental in containing, and preventing the spread of transmissible and highly contagious Transboundary Animal Diseases, Dr Khaled Ahmed Hassan, the Undersecretary for Livestock, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, said.

He was reviewing the progress of the maintenance works at the veterinary quarantine facility in the Buri area. “Works are nearing completion,” said Dr Hassan.

The facility, he said, is also fast processing the shipments of livestock for slaughter during the blessed month of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr. The undersecretary also reviewed the expansion project of the facility, which will start soon.

Works Ministry is in the final stages of awarding the tender to one of the contractors approved by the board. The project, upon completion, will raise the capacity of the veterinary quarantine facility to process 15,000 heads of sheep and 1500 head of cows.

“The agency is continuing to implement development projects to advance the livestock sector, which is also essential for achieving food security in the field of poultry meat and eggs,” said Dr Hassan.

He also praised the cooperation between livestock dealers and breeders in implementing the government directives during Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram. The undersecretary called on citizens and residents to buy meat only through licensed slaughterhouses to ensure their safety