Collaborating to fight poultry disease in SA

摘要

TOWARDS THE END of last year, the Poultry Disease Management Agency (PDMA) in South Africa (SA) reported on its collaborative work with the government's DAFF Veterinary Public Health (VPH). This saw a successful pilot study of egg sampling, residue and microbial testing as a first step towards the 'development of a national residue and monitoring programme for eggs' looking for early signs of pathogenesis.Engagement between the PDMA and VPH in developing a national monitoring programme for testing of residues and microbial presence in eggs is ongoing, with the next phase being to determine basic guidelines on the routine sampling of residues and microbial agents.