A Laboratory Manual on
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for
Laboratory Tests and Testing procedures for
Trade Related Transboundary Animal Diseases

The arid and semi-arid lands of the Horn of Africa (HOA) are home to poor andvulnerable populations, the majority of whom rely on livestock to sustain livelihoods.However, the performance of livestock in the region remains low, given the widespreadoccurrence of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) that are responsible forproduction losses, and reduced performance of intra- and inter-regional trade inlivestock and livestock products. Because of disease outbreaks, live animal exports havebeen severely constrained during the past two decades, by bans imposed by importingcountries to reduce risks associated with these diseases.