Agadir Regional Laboratory for Analysis and Research (LRARA)
Laboratory activities by section :
1. Animal Health Section :
The activity of this section concerns the carrying out of epidemiological investigations and the diagnosis of animal diseases and the control of the importation of animals, namely:
- Serological diagnosis of animal diseases (Foot and mouth disease, Infectious rhinotracheitis
Bovine (IBR/IPV), Mucosal Disease (BVD), Enzootic Bovine Leucosis, BlueTongue, Equine Viral Arteritis, West Nile, Rift Valley Fever, Visna-Maedi and CAEV, Brucellosis, Chlamydiosis and Q Fever); - Diagnosis of Avian Influenza by RT-PCR;
- Rabies diagnosis by IFD;
- Diagnosis of internal and external parasitoses by coprology and microscopic examination;
- Diagnosis of bacterial diseases (isolation, identification and susceptibility)
Serological surveys are part of national or regional programmes.
2. Food Hygiene Section :
The purpose of this section is to carry out microbiological, chemical and toxicological analyses as part of the control of food safety and the certification of products for export. The laboratory also conducts audit visits to the self-checking laboratories of the industrial units.
The different product lines analysed are: Fishery products, milk and dairy products, meat and meat products, animal feed, vegetable preserves, water, etc.