This is over the same biosecurity concerns expressed by the Fijian Government, resulting in the ban of imports of PNG products into Fiji.
“We know that Fiji has a history of avian diseases outbreak in the past, namely Mycoplasma Synoviae, Mycoplasma Gallisepticum and Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), based on OIE/World Animal Health Information System and it will be very high risk to PNG’s poultry industry,” said the Secretary for PNG Poultry Industry Association, Dr Keith Galgal.