The Dairy Standard Agency acts as the independent organization of the organised dairy industry with its members, MPO and Sampro.The main purpose of DSA is to promote the improvement of quality of milk and other dairy products in the interest of the consumer and the industry. One of the 17 projects of the DSA is Information and Education which deals with webinars covering the entire dairy value chain.In view of the current high importance of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), it is appropriate for industry members to remain well informed regarding this highly contagious disease. Listen to our experts addressing the following: -- Introduction to FMD, causative organism, prevalence, mortality etc;-- The importance of proactive measures to be taken by industry members in terms of risk mitigation;-- Actions and responsibilities by industry if there are reason to suspect (as prescribed under sec 11 under the Animal Diseases Act) as well as at the time of an FMD outbreak (directives from DAH).
