Shipment of diseased sheep stopped at border

Dubai:  The Ministry of Environment and Water has denied at Al Ghweifat border point the entry of a shipment of sheep reported to have been infected with contagious abortion brucellosis disease.

It ordered the immediate return of shipment to the country of origin to safeguard the livestock and public health in the country.

Sultan Alwan, executive director of the Agriculture and Animals Affairs at the ministry, said there were 300 sheep in the shipment.