Animal Health in Ukraine Project: Results of Laboratory Research

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Within the framework of the joint project of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) "Animal Health in Ukraine", microbiological monitoring of bacterial pathogens of pigs was carried out for the first time to determine antibiotic sensitivity using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method, taking into account the clinical picture. The company-member of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders , AV LLC "Agrocenter K", has already received the results of the research implemented within the second phase of the project. Details in the commentary:

«We have been receiving support from the USDA and the AUPB for two years now. The assistance offered is really appropriate and useful for pig farms. In particular, after participating in the program in 2023, we were able to identify problem areas, draw certain conclusions, and introduce changes both from a veterinary point of view and in animal husbandry. Therefore, this year we were also happy to join the project and have even received the first test results. We will study them to find out what we need to work on and improve. As an owner of the enterprise, I really like the approach: there is a clear research program according to technological and age groups; the results are clear, so it is immediately clear at what stage the problem appears… It is easier to prevent it,» comments Mykhailo Karpenko, co-founder and director of Agrocentre K LLC.

Laboratory support is provided to 50 enterprises that provide about 20% of breeding stock and 17% of the industrial supply of pork.

The Pig Producers of Ukraine Association is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by domestic pork producers. The main goals of the association are to represent and protect the rights and interests of the association's farms, promote the development and implementation of new technologies for efficient pork production, expand sales markets, and protect the domestic market.


The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by Ukrainian pork producers. The main purposes of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of sales markets, and protection of domestic sales market.