The equipment arrived on July 11 at the warehouse of the State Research and Control Institute of Veterinary Preparations and Feed Additives in Lviv.
The shipment was formed at the request of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the USDA. The equipment was collected from laboratories across the United States.
"Both in peacetime and in wartime, ensuring animal health control is a priority, so improving the technical base of veterinary laboratories is of great importance to our country. We thank the USDA for the work done, which will improve the ability to quickly and efficiently diagnose diseases, train staff and conduct research in the field of animal health in Ukraine," the industry association commented.
The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by Ukrainian pork producers. The main purposes of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of sales markets, and protection of domestic sales market.
