May 9, 2012

Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends California cattle imports

Due to mad cow, a decision imposing a temporary ban on the import of cattle from the state of California in the US has been recently issued by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Agriculture.

The ban is based on the information contained in the warning bulletin issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health on 06/06/1433 AH reporting the emergence of mad cow disease in the state of California, USA.