October 13, 2009
Colombia registers first veterinary diagnostic lab
The Colombian Agricultural Institute officially registered the first Veterinary Medical Laboratory for diagnosis of diseases in animals, which confirmed that laboratory tests and diagnostic results obtained by the laboratory meet with the requirements of the institute.
This was the beginning for the private Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories to set up a livestock health surveillance system, with standardised and reliable tests for early detection of outbreaks of animal diseases in the country, said Manager Luis Fernando Caicedo Lince.
The official said the deadline for veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the private sector to get their registration is extended until June 10, 2010.
If laboratories did not initiate or obtain the registration, they would not get the official technical support and other legal requirements for operation in the country, Lince said.
