APHIS Ends BSE Restrictions on Imports of Live Sheep and Goats, Products
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations on imports of sheep and goats to remove bovine spongiform encephalopathy-related import restrictions. The agency’s final rule, released Dec. 2, ends BSE restrictions on live sheep and goats and…
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most sheep and goat products. APHIS said the restrictions were originally put in place prior to “extensive research” that shows sheep and goats “pose a minimal risk of spreading BSE.” At the same time, APHIS is updating its scrapie requirements for importing live sheep and goats and their germplasm, requiring that any live sheep or goats not transported directly to slaughter, or to a designated feedlot and then to slaughter, must originate from a scrapie-free country or flock with a herd certification program equivalent to the U.S. Scrapie Flock Certification Program. APHIS is also adding transmissible spongiform encephalopathy import restrictions for certain wild, zoological and other non-bovine ruminant species, and will allow imports of such species on a case-by-case basis. The final rule takes effect Jan. 3, 2022.