Quarantine officers collect blood for ornamental pigeons. Bohai Morning Post reporter Wang Ying photographed
Imported ornamental pigeon "Crane Pigeon"
Chinese owl
Bohai Morning Post News (reporter Wang Ying) a few days ago, more than 520 ornamental pigeons of different shapes imported from Portugal were released into the market after passing the quarantine of the Tianjin Airport Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, of which an ornamental pigeon named "Chinese Owl" is a breed native to China, which is currently extinct in China, and this is the first introduction in China.
"After a 30-day quarantine inspection, all the inspection indicators met the standards and were finally released." Introduction of relevant staff of the Airport Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Although these pets have traveled far and wide across the ocean, according to the "rules", they must first undergo an isolation and inspection period of different time, "must ensure safety and health, and do not carry any diseases." In order to let these cute pets successfully pass the isolation period, the staff will make various preparations for the isolation area in advance, including cleaning, disinfection and site inspection, etc., "Living comfortably can be faster to follow the customs." The staff smiled and introduced.
The reporter learned that during the isolation period, in addition to having good food and drink "waiting", this batch of ornamental pigeons should also be randomly accepted by the staff for blood collection in the wings in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Quarantine and Health Requirements for Imported Ornamental Birds of the People's Republic of China", "Blood samples are sent directly to the laboratory, mainly for avian influenza H5, H7 and parrot fever pathogen and antibody testing." "After testing, the results were negative. According to reports, the "Chinese owl" breed in this batch of ornamental pigeons was originally a breed that was originally extinct in China, and this is the first introduction in China, which is considered to be "returning to the hometown".
Ornamental pigeons are china's precious cultural heritage and wealth, due to historical changes, some ornamental pigeon breeds originating from China are endangered in China, but they are breeding and developing abroad, and they are thriving. For some time, domestic pigeon lovers have had to go abroad to participate in industry activities such as pigeon watching events. In the future, Tianjin Inspection and Quarantine Bureau will continue to support the introduction of more excellent ornamental pigeon breeds, support enterprises to build an international competition base for ornamental pigeons in China, and accurately serve the people's ever-increasing material and cultural needs.