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Therefore, the OIE international standards assure the sanitary safety of international trade
relating to laboratories are important to know, in terrestrial animals and aquatic animals and
understand and implement in order to ensure their products as well as to provide harmonized
compliance. standards for surveillance and control of animal
The OIE publishes two Codes (Terrestrial diseases. The Manual of Diagnostic Tests and
and Aquatic) and two Manuals (Terrestrial and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals and the Manual
Aquatic) as the principle references for animal of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals provide
health, animal welfare and veterinary public a harmonized approach to disease diagnosis
health. The Terrestrial Animal Health Code and by describing internationally agreed laboratory
Aquatic Animal Health Code respectively aim to diagnostic techniques (Figure 3.13). 3

Figure 13.3 OIE’s International Standards: Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Aquatic Animal Health Code,
Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic
Animals.

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