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$a 13Amu, S. 1998. Challenge of veterinary institutes (laboratories) in Indonesia facing the globalization of the
trade. Prosiding Hasa-basil Peneliticm I'eteriner: 19-33.
In consequent to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff (GAIT) and Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) as well as the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA), the world move toward globalization
of the trade which led to the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Under globalization of the
trade, international trades of variety of commodities can be performed easily and it seems like to be no
boundary between countries. Within the sub-sector of animal husbandry, the need for meat and other animal
product in Indonesia has dramatically increase over the national production of meat and animal products.
Hence. this causes the increase of imported livestocks and meat to Indonesia. Meanwhile. the values of
imported animal medicine and the basic materials for animal medicine are still high (more than 50% of
animal medicine and its basic material are imported from overseas). This situation provide opportunities for
exotic diseases. residue of animal medicine as well as other chemical compounds to enter to Indonesia
through the imported livestock and imported animal products. Protecting our country and Indonesian
Society from those potential problems is the challenge to the veterinary institutes in Indonesia. In addition,
the veterinary institutes in Indonesia should be looking for possibility to produce veterinary products. which
could be exported to neighbouring countries such as Vietnam and Myanmar. To face the challenge.
veterinary institutes in Indonesia. under Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) concept. should be capable of
understanding diagnostic techniques for existing diseases and some exotic diseases which potentially enter
to Indonesia. Such techniques should be based on the international standard diagnostic techniques issued by
the Office International des Epizooties (01E). Furthermore, all veterinary laboratories, which are in the
position to do the diagnosis of animal diseases, should be reviewed and then accredited so its validity could
be formally accepted. Such laboratories should also posses Manual for standard laboratory works. Research
on veterinary science should be directed to develop a variety of biological products such as vaccines.
antigens and diagnostic kits by utilization of local veterinary germ plasms such as bacterial or viral isolates.
Veterinary institutes, which produce veterinary medicine, should increase their biological products based on
the local isolates of etiological agents and produce veterinary medicine based on the local materials.
especially for pharmaceutics. Biological products provide not only substitution for import, but also become
commodities which may be exported to the neighbouring countries. Veterinary institutes, which are in the
position to do testing of variety of residue contents in animal products. should gain knowledge on variety of
standard methods to detect residues in animal products. Collaboration and coordination among veterinary ,'
institutes (laboratories), especially in handling exotic diseases or existing diseases or significant important
need to be established. Furthermore. collaboration between government institutions and private sectors
should he performed harmonically
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