Controlling Livestock and Poultry Disease in Armenia
Ag Minister visits state-of-the-art livestock diagnostic laboratory to talk to University of California officials about setting up a similar lab in Yerevan by Paul Chaderjian Asbarez.com (Tulare, California) – Top California scientists who help manage the health of dairy herds, maintain animal health standards and manage food safety issues in the Golden State are now being tapped to help Armenia compete in the international marketplace. A joint venture between Armenia's Ministry of Agriculture, the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the Armenian Technology Group (ATG) will help Armenia establish an unprecedented central diagnostic laboratory that can control livestock diseases, prevent the consumption of unhealthy food and make it possible for the country to export beef, chicken and dairy products to Europe. The project, spearheaded by the ATG, is why Armenia's Agriculture Minister, Tavit Lokian, visited the Veterinary Medicine Teaching a...