Vyshyvanka Day 2024

The team of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives celebrated Vyshyvanka Day!
This holiday is a symbol of the unity of our people, its rich culture and indomitable spirit. Vyshyvanka is not only a bright element of our national costume, but also a kind of code that preserves the wisdom and traditions of our ancestors. By wearing Vyshyvanka, we express our pride in our homeland and our respect for our cultural heritage.
May the embroidered shirt become a source of inspiration for each of us, giving us strength in our daily work and underlining our common identity. And above all, may this holiday bring us steady progress towards our Victory!

Participation in the iInternational Practical Forum Poultry Farming 2024

Scientists of the Institute took part in the International Practical Forum Poultry Farming 2024, held in Lviv on 16-17 April.

Viktor Muzyka, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of the State Research Institute of Veterinary Preparations, gave a report on the directions and trends in the development of poultry farming in Ukraine. The speaker paid special attention to the approval of certain regulatory acts on the use of antimicrobial veterinary drugs in veterinary medicine and reporting on the volume of their use. He explained the established procedure for the use of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary medicine, considered the problems of microbial resistance to antimicrobial drugs in the concept of the global action plan of the World Organisation for Animal Health, the International Epizootic Bureau “One Health”. Viktor Pavlovych also explained the procedure for conducting monitoring studies of market operators on compliance with the requirements of poultry farms with poultry rearing technology and poultry products without the use of antimicrobials and/or without antimicrobial residues.

Oksana Brezvyn, Doctor of Veterinary Science, Professor, Scientific Secretary, also presented an interesting report on preventing the spread of aspergillosis in poultry. The speaker analysed the role of pathogenic microscopic fungi, zoohygienic conditions of poultry husbandry and feeding in the epizootic chain of aspergillosis in poultry farms. She made a comparative description of the pathogenesis, clinical signs, pathomorphological changes in the process of diagnosing the disease in different species of poultry. She characterised the veterinary products used in the course of therapeutic, preventive and veterinary-sanitary treatments in farms to prevent the disease.

The event was moderated by Mykola Zhyla, Doctor of Veterinary Science, Professor, Senior Researcher.

The Forum was also attended by Volodymyr Stybel, Doctor of Veterinary Science, Professor, Director of the State scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, Irena Avdosieva, PhD in Vet., Senior Researcher, Sophia Temnenko, PhD in Economics, Senior Researcher, and Oleg Basarab, Head of the Poultry Sector.

It should be noted that this event has long been a landmark and one of the most authoritative discussion platforms where veterinary science and practice meet. As always, the Forum organisers have succeeded in creating a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which poultry practitioners, manufacturers of veterinary medicines, feed additives and feed, and scientists from leading universities and research institutes can share their experiences and discuss current issues in the industry.

The event was organised and partnered by Nashe Ptakhivnytstvo, a well-known agricultural magazine on modern technologies in industrial poultry farming.

Harmonisation of the laboratory network of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection with the requirements of the European Union

As part of the implementation of the roadmap for Ukraine’s European integration, Oleh Osiyan, Acting Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Trade and Communications, and Volodymyr Stybel, Acting Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, met with Stanisław Winiarczyk, Director of the National Veterinary Institute – National Research Institute of Pulawy (Poland).

The meeting agreed on important areas of cooperation between the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and the National Institute of Poland, including

development of new methods of diagnostics and treatment of animals;
optimisation of the process of selecting analyses, taking into account the needs of the regions, depending on the volume of food production resources;
exchange of experience in ensuring animal health and welfare, prevention and diagnosis of infectious animal diseases, including zoonoses, as well as laboratory tests to determine food safety indicators.
As Oleg Siyan noted: ‘Reorganisation of the control system in Ukraine is one of the main priorities of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, including the introduction of a risk-based approach to laboratory testing. It is necessary to choose a different concept of activity: ‘analyses should be done where there is a need, not just for formality’, as implemented in the European Union’.

Following the meeting, the parties expressed confidence in effective and mutually beneficial further cooperation between the institutions.