When importing pedigree cattle worth $ 500 million, exotic animal diseases got into Kazakhstan, said Akhylbek Kurishbayev, Senate deputy.

“In recent years more than 153 thousand head of pedigree cattle have been imported within the framework of the program: “Development of the export potential of beef cattle breeding. More than $ 500 million was spent on its purchase, including government subsidies. According to scientists, exotic, dangerous infectious diseases registered in our country were brought into the country, such as Schmallenberg's disease, infectious rhinotracheitis, viral diarrhea, moraxellosis and others, which aggravated the state of the domestic veterinary system, "Kurishbayev said.

In his opinion, "people are still not aware of how many of these imported cattle died and, in general, how much the tasks set in the project have been fulfilled, although people have right to know, as the program was implemented not only through private investment, but also at the expense of the taxpayers."

Source: KazTAG