Since the beginning of the year, the Primorsky Interregional Veterinary Laboratory has conducted more than 20 thousand studies of Russian and imported feed

The Primorsky Interregional Veterinary Laboratory conducted research on fodder MEAT and bone meal, mixed fodder for rabbits, birds and piglets, soybean meal, fodder soybeans, soybean cake and other types of fodder. In total, the Primorsky Interregional Veterinary Laboratory conducted 20,379 studies.

Laboratory specialists checked the compliance of the feed with the requirements of GOST and technical specifications for such indicators as E. coli bacteria, salmonella, anaerobes, the content of the mass fraction of heavy metals, metal-magnetic impurities and other indicators. Imported products were tested for GMO DNA content. As a result of the research, 17 positive results were obtained.

In particular, when conducting research on samples from a batch of fodder soybeans, specialists from the Primorsky Interregional Veterinary Laboratory revealed a discrepancy with the standards for the permissible level of urease activity.

Non-compliance with the standards of the permissible level of urease activity leads to a decrease in the quality of feed, resulting in a decrease in the absorption of protein and amino acids. This leads to a decrease in the growth and productivity of animals.

As a result of the study of the feed manufacturer from the Sakhalin region, three positive results were obtained in terms of indicators - general toxicity of the express method on protozoa, toxicity on warm-blooded and enteropathogenic types of Escherichia coli. The content of toxic substances in feed above the permissible level can cause disease or death of animals and birds.

Other positive results obtained in the study of feed and feed additives include violation of the standard for the content of fat mass fraction, anaerobes, grain impurities and GMOs.

Conclusions on the state of the products were sent to the customers of the research, and information about the detections was entered into the automated system (AS) in the field of veterinary medicine "Vesta". Further, the information was sent by urgent reports to the Central Office and territorial departments of the ROSSELKHOZNADZOR , the veterinary departments of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and other departments.