Ban on live goats

DAVAO CITY -- The ban was initially imposed in June after Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria responsible for Q fever, was detected in imported goats. In response, the Bureau of Animal Industry culled over sixty infected goats to prevent the spread of this disease, which can also affect sheep and cattle. On October 8, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. issued … [Read more...] about DA lifts temporary ban on the importation of live goats from the US