Agri department lifts India bird ban

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on  importation of poultry and other poultry products from India after confirmation by global animal health authorities declaring the country free from bird flu virus.

In line with the completion of appropriate surveillance, containment and eradication of the disease, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala ordered the immediate lifting of the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products—including poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen—originating from India.