News, Eventi e Visite
Displayed: January 2014
Zimbabwean Delegates at the Institute
Within the framework of the OIE Twinning project on Brucellosis, four representatives of the Zimbabwean Central Veterinary Laboratory will be in Teramo on the 27thand the 28th January for the Kick Off Meeting with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”.
CAPS2: five experts from Croatia and Montenegro will be in Teramo for a training period
Within the framework of the CAPS2 cooperation project, five laboratory technicians coming from Croatia and Montenegro will attend the Laboratory of Bromatology, Residues in foods for human and animal consumption at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” for a period of training.
The IZSAM is taking part in the working group in order to map out the Campania Region
The activity carried out by the working group consists in verifying the presence of environmental contaminants in the ground due to illegal waste disposal through burning or dumping of radioactive and toxic waste. The Ministerial Directive allows the use of the IZSAM’ information system in order to collect data, to carry out the classification procedures and to register the land under inquiry.
Visit of Zambia delegation
A delegation of Veterinary Services of Zambia, consisting of doctors Geoffrey Muuka, A.C. Songolo, Swithine Kabilika, and Christine Yamba Yamba, made a study visit at the IZS dell’Abruzzo e del Molise from 13 to 17 January 2014.
Study Day and OIE Twinning on Brucellosis
On 3rd December 2013, a study day for technical-scientific refresher training about the epidemiological situation of brucellosis in Italy was held at the CIFIV "Francesco Gramenzi" of the "IZS dell'Abruzzo e del Molise".
Training on “Animal welfare in pig production”
From the 21st to the 24th January, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” is organizing in Parma the second training on Animal Welfare within the framework of the initiative “Better Training for Safer Food” promoted by the DG SANCO of The European Commission.
From Zambia to Teramo for the animal identification and registration system
From the 13th to the 17th January, four representatives of the Zambian Veterinary Services will be in Teramo to visit the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G.Caporale” to find out more about the animal identification and registration system and the electronic identification system for bovine animals, which is presently used in Italy.
Seminars of the NRL for Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenes
Representatives of Veterinary Epidemiology Centres, Universities, Higher Institute for Health and the European Reference Laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes have shared the latest acquisitions on Campylobacter and Listeria in the CIFIV of Teramo.