LAHORE:A two-day workshop on ‘Different Laboratory Based Diagnostic Techniques for Bovine Tuberculosis’ concluded at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), here on Saturday.
UVAS Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH), under the project Higher Education Commission-National Research Programme for Universities (HEC-NRPU) ‘Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis & Its Public Health Significance in Punjab Pakistan’ organised the workshop.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the concluding ceremony and distributed certificates among the participants, while Prof Dr Mamoona Chaudhry, Dr Hamad Azam and a number of participants were present.
The aim of the workshop was to equip the participants with the latest practical knowledge regarding different diagnostic techniques available for lab-based diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis and attain hands-on experience.
Various aspects related to diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis using molecular technique polymerase chain reaction, hands-on training on PCR (polymerase chain reaction) for mycobacterium bovis & ELISA and animal disease reporting and gel electrophoresiswere discussed during the workshop.