PUTRAJAYA, Jan 18 — Effective January 1, four animal-related activities must have a licence from the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), said its director-general Datuk Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor.

PUTRAJAYA, June 27 — The carcass or meat of buffaloes or cattle infected with Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) are safe, said the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS).

SHAH ALAM, June 12 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) through the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has activated surveillance through state DVS as well as the Department of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) to carry out inspection on livestock in farms and quarantine premises.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — All of Lay Hong Bhd’s Jeram farms (Jeram 1-CES 008 to Jeram 6) have been declared free of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) after extensive tests conducted by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) returned with negative results for the bacteria.

PUTRAJAYA, March 21 — The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) is conducting further investigations on the CES 008 farm belonging to Lay Hong Bhd following the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) on the consignment of export eggs by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has taken follow-up action by visiting and conducting an investigation on Lay Hong Bhd’s ‘CES 008’ farm in Jeram, Selangor, to identify the cause of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) contamination, which led to a recall of the company’s eggs in Singapore.