Healthy animals are the basis of successful, profitable, and sustainable livestock production. Especially in the case of poultry, the help of veterinary laboratories is essential to protect the health of flocks.

Still, several laboratories in Europe and Central Asia are using outdated and unreliable technologies, as modern and preferred diagnostic methods have not yet been implemented.

To increase the veterinary laboratories’ capacities and promote the introduction of good laboratory practices in the region, FAO organized a series of virtual training sessions targeting laboratory specialists in the accurate diagnostics of poultry diseases. The training provided a periodic update on poultry diseases and diagnostic procedures, including modern methodologies in the Russian language.