1. Activity Report 2008 - 2009 Hans-Gerhard Wagner Senior Animal Production and Health Officer and Secretary of APHCA

2. Staffing Hans Wagner Senior Animal Production and Health Officer Carolyn Benigno – Animal Health Officer Nancy Morgan – Livestock Economist NTE 12.2008 Vinod Ahuja – Livestock Economist EOD 08.2009 Vishnu Songkitti – Liaison Officer for APHCA (local) Tuanchai Laisakun – Secretary (local) Yupaporn Simuangngam – Assistant (local) RAP-ECTAD Headed by S. Morzaria

3. Financial situation The cash balance as of 01.01.2009 US$ 309 618 +US$ 87 980 interests +US$ 64 425.32 received in 2009 Arrears US$ 79 901.28

4. APHCA‘s 18th member Korea, Democratic People‘s Republic

5. Activities 2008 - 9 General overview of the activities undertaken by the Livestock Group –Solely by RAP –In collaboration with HQ services, irrespective of source of funding Appreciation and thanks goes to all Directors-General of Livestock Services and CVOs and their representatives for the support during 2008 - 9 Thanks to all colleagues for their supports !

6. APHCA priority areas –Control of transboundary animal diseases –Small-scale dairy and meat production and processing –Food and feed safety –Industrialization, povery reduction, environment –Technical capacity building through trainings/ workshops: Brucellosis diagnosis and control, Bluetongue diagnosis, WTO-SPS, BSE, VPH, etc.

7. Activities in 2008 - 9 Control of trans-boundary diseases on going projects –HPAI and H1N1 of prime attention: Dealt with by RAP-ECTAD –ADB Greater Mekong Project phase I completed - 2nd phase approved –FMD DPRK ongoing Bhutan (pipeline) –ERV in pigs Philippines (ongoing) –Bluetongue workshop planned in collaboration with OIE delayed to 2010 –BSE workshop and working group meeting 2008 –Brucellosis diagnosis and control with an emphasis on B. melitensis in collaboration with OIE (VS reports)

8. Activities in 2008 - 9 FAO/OIE GF-TADs Asia –Convened subregional GF-TADs meetings SAARC (4-5 June 2009) SPC (25-26 June 2009) GF-TADs Steering Committee Meeting for Asia (23-24 July 2009) ASEAN (7-8 Dec 2009) –Discussed regional issues on TADs

9. Activities in 2008 - 9 Small-scale dairy and meat production and processing –Ongoing TCP/MON/3105 Improved meat hygiene and commercial meat processing TCP/PHI/3102 Philippines Installing milk payment system TCP/NEP/3001 Training for the small-scale dairy sector in support of the community livestock development project TCP/MON/3104 Modernizing and upgrading the national animal breeding programme TCP/MYN3201 Dairy Cattle Improvement TCP/NEP/3105 Dairy cattle Improvement

10. Activities in 2008 - 9 –Ongoing Small-scale slaughterhouse design Nepal TA assistance to community livestock development project NTE 2010 Breeding and genetics workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand

11. Activity 2008 - 9 into 2010 –Pipeline Sri Lanka buffalo and cattle breeding (under approval) TCP Reg - Linking school milk to small-scale dairy development (submitted) CFC Small-scale Dairy Development (Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand) (separate reports VA)

12. Activities in 2008 - 9 Food and Feed Safety –BSE and other prion diseases OIE/APHCA workshop and working group meeting –MVPH programme with CMU-VET –WTO-SPS workshop in collaboration with OIE - delayed to 2010 (VS reports) –Case study Thailand on meat inspection (completed) –Small-scale slaughterhouse (ongoing) –Feed safety workshop in collaboration with OIE - planned delayed to 2010 (CB report)

13. Activities in 2008 - 9 Industrialization, poverty reduction, environment –GCP/RAS/244/ITA – Sub-regional and Environmental Animal Health Management in Asia (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines) –Ongoing GEF- WB Project Livestock Waste Management in Southeast Asia

14. Activities in 2008 - 9 Others –Livestock restocking (cattle, goats), feed and veterinary supplies in Tsunami, Cyclone, flood and earthquake affected areas, disease emergencies –Support pig and poultry production in food security project in the Pacific countries

15. TCDC Instrument established to allow exchange of expertise amongst countries. –Distribution of Brucella (RBT) antigens to 15 countries participated in the 2 nd FAO-APHCA/OIE Regional Workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis and Control (and Fiji* – upon emergency request) –Thailand‘s request for Jinhua pig semen for use under H.M. Queen‘s project (China – Thailand) –Why do countries do not make use of it? ( * 12,000 doses of RBT antigens provided by Thai DLD.)

16. 2009 - 10 new activities 1.Dairy Asia NetworkDairy Asia Network 2.BSE/Prion Diseases Workshop/MeetingBSE/Prion Diseases Workshop/Meeting 3.Bluetongue WorkshopBluetongue Workshop 4.WTO’s SPS WorkshopWTO’s SPS Workshop 5.Brucellosis WorkshopBrucellosis Workshop 6.Feed Safety WorkshopFeed Safety Workshop 7.Bat Diseases Surveillance WorkshopBat Diseases Surveillance Workshop 8.FEPTV ProgrammeFEPTV Programme 9.GIS WorkshopGIS Workshop 10.Animal Breeding and Genetic TrainingAnimal Breeding and Genetic Training

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