USDA AND CARD PROVIDE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO ARMAVIR CITY VETERINARY INSPECTION AND LABORATORY OFFICE

ARMENPRESS
April 12 2007

Today the U.S. Embassy’s Department of Agriculture (USDA), in
collaboration with NGO CARD, held a demonstration of a new computer,
printer, and ‘AUGIUS’ software package with internet connection in
Armavir Marz, Armavir City Veterinary Inspection and Laboratory Office.

The computer packages are part of USDA’s long term National Animal
Health Project (NAHP) in close collaboration with the Armenian Ministry
of Agriculture. Each of the ten Marz veterinary offices will receive
a computer/software package with internet. Two computers have already
been placed in the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Yerevan.

U.S. Charge d’Affaires Anthony F. Godfrey, Deputy Minister of
Agriculture Levon Rukhkyan and Chief Veterinary Officer and Food
Safety Head Grisha Baghyan attended the demonstration.

During the event, Charge d’Affaires Affairs Anthony F. Godfrey noted
that these computers will improve the collection of animal disease
data and the transfer of this data to the central veterinary lab via
the internet. He said that the collection and distribution of this
vital information is an important step in the containment of endemic
animal diseases in Armenia.