The government-run Taiwan Livestock Research Institute on Wednesday encouraged domestic dairy producers to use a locally developed microbe detection technique to improve quality control and maintain competitiveness.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture’s research institute, TLRI director general Huang Jeng-fang (黃振芳) was cited as saying that once a dairy product sample is received, adding that the technique could test for 15 types of microbes within two-and-a-half hours.
The import of liquid dairy products from New Zealand would receive zero-tariff treatment starting Jan. 1 next year, Huang said, adding that “it is of great urgency” to enhance the safety and quality of domestic dairy products.
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The zero tariffs measure is part of the Taiwan-New Zealand Economic Cooperation Agreement signed in 2013.
All 15 indicative types of microbes affect product quality and stability, although domestic dairy products most commonly test positive for streptococcal and staphylococcus-related microbes, Huang said.
He added that with the proposed detection method, a test report is provided as a reference and cows could be given medication according to the microbe(s) for which they test positive, allowing for timely treatment if they have diseases such as mastitis.
Farms in need of the testing service could contact the TLRI’s Northern Region Branch for more information, the institute said.
Farms treat cows after milkers discover hard spots on their udders. By applying the domestically developed detection technique, cows in need could receive treatment more expeditiously, it added.
It has participated in the International Committee for Animal Recording Proficiency Test every March and September since 2017, and achieved 100 percent accuracy in microbe detection each year, the institute said.
The institute also participated for the first time in a detection proficiency test in Taiwan, held by Super Laboratory Co last year, in which it achieved good results, it said.
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