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Evaluation of hygienic and Quarantine regulations for imported horses in Egypt

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Epidemiology / public health
Food safety / meat quality

Abstract

Quarantine regulation requirements for the importation of horses in Egypt and the most important quarantines in Cairo and Giza approved by G.O.V.S. used for imported horses must be accompanied by an International certificate from the veterinary administration of the exporting country. Hygienic and construction criteria of quarantines were hygienically inspected in relation to the main road ranging from 20m to upto100m, the length of the stall ranged from 3.5m up to 4.8m, and the width of the stall ranged from 2.5m up to 3.5m. The type of floor was a cement concert, and in all surveyed quarantines except Cairo stadium, there were concerts and ceramics. Swing door was the type of door in all evaluated quarantines while sliding doors in Concord Hotel Stables. Windows, electric fans, ridge, and eave openings were the ventilation systems surveyed by quarantines. The type of light was fluorescent in all evaluated quarantines, while incandescent light was in Shams Club. Concrete, asbestos, wood with insulation, and metal were the types of roofs in all inspected quarantines. The gable shed and monitor shape were the shape of the roof in Cairo Airport, Cairo Stadium, and Concord Hotel stables; respectively. Feeding and drainage systems were manual while the drinking system was automatic.

DOI

10.21608/vmjg.2015.371200

Keywords

(quarantine, Cairo Airport, imported horses, Veterinary Certificate)

Authors

First Name

El Kamshichy

Last Name

Mohamed Morsy

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Affiliation

Veterinary Hygiene Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

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First Name

Abou El-Soud Nasr

Last Name

Shimaa

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Affiliation

Veterinary Hygiene Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

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First Name

Moubarak

Last Name

Sherif Tawfik

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Affiliation

Veterinary Hygiene Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

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First Name

El-Agrab

Last Name

Hassan Mostafa

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Affiliation

General Organization for Export and Import Control, Cairo Airport

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Volume

61

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

49415

Issue Date

2015-07-01

Receive Date

2024-08-01

Publish Date

2015-07-01

Page Start

13

Page End

18

Print ISSN

1110-1423

Online ISSN

2537-1045

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https://vmjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_371200.html

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https://vmjg.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=371200

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Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)

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https://vmjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of hygienic and Quarantine regulations for imported horses in Egypt

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Created At

23 Dec 2024