The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a final rule declaring Qatar, a small country on the Persian Gulf, free of African horse sickness (AHS). This change in disease status relieves import restrictions on horses from Qatar.
"This action makes the importation of horses from Qatar less expensive and more practical, without endangering the health of our own horse population,"
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