ZMB- PA - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ANIMAL HEALTH
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Zambia / Animal health
VETERINARY LABORATORIES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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2; Interpretations- "ANIMAL HEALTH FACILITY" means any site, fixed or mobile, providing services for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases and includes a diagnostic center.
2; Interpretations- "Laboratory" means the National Drug Quality Control Laboratory established under section fifty-four
2; Interpretations- "approved laboratory" means any laboratory which has been approved under or for the purpose of this Act; "laboratory" means any premises used for scientific research and suitably equipped for scientific analysis
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30(1); The Minister may, for the purposes of disease control and public veterinary health, approve a laboratory for- (a) testing of animal feed, vaccine, veterinary products, animal products and animal by-products; (b) disease diagnosis or (c) any other activity considered necessary under this Act.(2) The Director shall cause to be kept a register of approved laboratories in the prescribed manner and form
2; Interpretations- "ANIMAL HEALTH FACILITY" means any site, fixed or mobile, providing services for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases and includes a diagnostic center.
42(1); A person shall not operate an animal health facility without a license issued in accordance with the provisions of this part.
43; A person who intends to operate an animal health facility shall apply to the Council in the prescribed manner and form upon payment of the prescribed fee.
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4(2); The Director shall, in the execution of the functions of the Department, establish and maintain a national veterinary laboratory system and other means for analysing animal products and samples for the purpose of this Act.
30(1); The Minister may, for the purposes of disease control and veterinary public health, approve a laboratory for—(a) the testing of animal feed, vaccine, veterinary products, animal products and animal by-products; or
(b) disease diagnosis; or
(c) food safety and assurance; or
(d) any other activity considered necessary under this Act.
(2) The Director shall cause to be kept a register of approved laboratories in the prescribed manner and form.
2; Interpretations- "ANIMAL HEALTH FACILITY" means any site, fixed or mobile, providing services for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases and includes a diagnostic center.
42(1); A person shall not operate an animal health facility without a license issued in accordance with the provisions of this part.
43; A person who intends to operate an animal health facility shall apply to the Council in the prescribed manner and form upon payment of the prescribed fee.
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30(1); The Minister may, for the purposes of disease control and veterinary public health, approve a laboratory for—(a) the testing of animal feed, vaccine, veterinary products, animal products and animal by-products; or
(b) disease diagnosis; or
(c) food safety and assurance; or
(d) any other activity considered necessary under this Act.
(2) The Director shall cause to be kept a register of approved laboratories in the prescribed manner and form.K141
20; The Registering Officer shall cause the following rolls to be kept- […] (b) a roll of approved laboratories which shall contain the following- (i) name and address of each laboratory approved by the Minister under section nineteen; (ii) name and address of the owner of such laboratory; (iii) particulars of the purpose for which each of the laboratory is approved;
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31(2); Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may provide for- […] (l) the standards of hygiene and quality assurance to be maintained in rendering plants and approved laboratories; (m) the methods to be employed by an approved laboratory in the testing of animal feed for the purposes of this Act...
8(1); An approved laboratory shall be so equipped as to enable approved analysis to perform accurately for the purposes of the Act all analyses specified under the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations and such laboratories shall have been inspected by a duly authorized officer from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries before approval by the Minister and may be inspected from time to time as the Registering Officer may deem necessary: provided that, in addition, other laboratories may be approved for certain analyses only, such analyses to be specified by the Registering Officer after inspection by a duly authorized Officer from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.
21; Methods of analysis shall be as prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations.
22; The limits of variation in respect of any prescribed analysis shall be as prescribed in the Eighth Schedule to these Regulations.
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Note 2; "Reagents" should be of the appropriate analytical purity
PREPARATION OF THE SAMPLE
DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE
DETERMINATION OF OIL AND FAT (Ether Extract)
Method
DETERMINATION OF FIBRE
Method
DETERMINATION OF ASH
DETERMINATION OF SALT
DETERMINATION OF PHOSPHOROUS
Method
DISSOLUTION OF SMAPLE
Method
STANDARDIZATION OF INSTRUMENT
ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLE
DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN
NITORGEN
Method
UREA NITORGEN
Method
DETERMINATION OF SUGAR
Procedure
WHEN THE SUBSTANCE IS IN SOLID FORM
WHEN THE SUBSTANCE IS IN LIQUID FORM
DETERMINATION OF SUGAR CONTENT
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATION
EXACT DETERMINATION
52; The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of this Act, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provisions for- […] (e) standards of quality and performance of scientific equipment, and the variety of such equipment to be maintained in any laboratory for the purposes of approval as an approved laboratory under this Act, together with such other requirements as to the operation of such approved laboratory as the Minister deems necessary; including requirements as to the number of approved analysts to be attached to such approved laboratory.