Supplement Animal health and livestock produc on 1. SGS- Ensuring safe, sustainable
in food to ensure that farmers comply with the
Livestock areas are commonly shared or border
and high-quality products for
maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by WHO
on wildlife habitation, which increases the impact
Agri-business
and other food safety organizations.
of various diseases and parasites through direct or indirect contact.
In the recent past, there has been a growing concern regarding indiscriminate use of
Our full scope of services within Agri-
pesticides on fruits and vegetables that currently
business includes:
pose serious health hazard to consumers.
·
Organ chlorine pesticides can persist in
Owners of livestock are not always directly
Inspection Services (Sampling and
involved with the daily grazing and treating of
Lab testing)
livestock, as livestock are oen entrusted to be
foodstuffs for a considerable period, if crops are
·
Stock Management
gathered with other livestock in a speci c area to
sprayed shortly prior to harvest without an
·
Precision Agriculture and Advisory
be grazed together with a common herdsman.
services
is indirect control is the greatest contributor to
·
Fumigation and pest control
spreading of diseases when the herdsman is not properly skilled.
appropriate waiting period referred as preharvest interval (PHI). Organophosphate residues can persist until the food is in the hands
·
Port Inspection
of the consumers. ere is also growing concern
·
Seed Integrity Services
on the high levels of antibiotics residues in milk
·
Crop Monitoring
Livestock losses must be weighed against the cost
and meat products which is associated with the
·
Pesticide Residues Analysis
of national outbreaks of various diseases like East
use of excessive and uncontrolled antibiotics in
·
Antibiotics/Drugs Residues Analysis
coast fever which could destroy the stability of the area and nation.
animals.
·
Mycotoxins (A atoxins) Analysis
Another cause of potential food safety concern in
·
Microbiological Analysis
nancial
is contamination of food with pathogens, heavy
·
Soil Fertility Management Services
e owner of livestock can in uence the whole
metals and mycotoxins which is a widespread
·
Audit, Certi cation and Training
area around him by negligent practises. Older
problem in tropical and subtropical regions due
Services
plunge dips were the best method for years but tighter economic conditions have made owners of
to poor post-harvest handling and indiscriminate use of fertilizers and organic
All our offerings are backed by substantial
livestock rethink. e uncertainty of the
manures.
experience in providing comprehensive
concentration of active chemicals in the
Most consumers are at a high risk of heavy
analytical services through our ISO 17025
plungedip, due to losses through the or
metals, mycotoxins especially a atoxin and
accredited laboratories.
monitoring and evaluation of food products. e current trend however is a tendency for
accidental dilution through rains could lead to unexpected losses in the herd. Re lling of plunge
pathogens contamination due to lack of 2. Sprayraces Africa Livestock
dips is very expensive exercise if the sollution in the plunge dip is found to be contaminated or over
Solutions
consumers getting more concerned about the
Disease control starts at the owner of livestock,
diluted. Plunge dips also contribute yearly to
source and safety of food on their plates which is
and must be controlled from that level outwards
mortalities and serious injuries to livestock
expected to in the near future, in uence their
up to national level. Tropical conditions and
worldwide. Pour-on dips have always been the
shopping preferences and behavior.
high rainfall favors strong populations of
backup plan and are perfect for short term but
various ticks and mites in central Africa.
very expensive in the long run.
SGS offers expert analytical services on a range of food contaminants and residues which include scheduled sampling and testing of food in compliance with various regulations, farm audits and review of applications and pre-harvest interval (PHI). SGS services help to ensure the integrity of food chain from seed development and soil testing through to harvesting and trade at export or import. With many years of experience protecting the interests of and assisting parties i nv o l v e d i n t h e t r a d e o f a g r i c u l t u r a l commodities. SGS has developed numerous innovative services covering food safety, hygiene auditing, risk management and in-land agriculture. Our ISO 17025 accredited laboratories can test for a wide range of chemical and pathogens residues
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