Mexico collaborates with regional effort to eradicate the giant African snail from Central America

Published 2021년 9월 13일

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Sixteen dog teams from seven countries were trained by the Canine School of the National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (Senasica) in Mexico, to identify the scent of the giant African snail. The training was part of a phytosanitary emergency initiative by the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) to control and eradicate the pest in Central America. The giant African snail is considered one of the 100 most invasive pests for plants, as it can feed on over 500 species and pose a risk to animal and human health. The training was held in Costa Rica and involved cooperation from Panama and Mexico.

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SADER PRESS RELEASE. Sixteen canine pairs from seven countries were trained to plant the scent of the giant African snail in the olfactory memory of dogs. Trainers from the Canine School of the National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (Senasica) designed the protocol and coordinated the participants. The giant African snail is an absent species in Mexico. It is considered worldwide as one of the 100 most invasive pests for plants, since it feeds on more than 500 species. In order to collaborate in the phytosanitary emergency for the control and eradication of the giant African snail (Achatinafulica), trainers from the Canine School of the National Service of Agri-food Health, Safety and Quality (Senasica) coordinated the training of 16 canine binomials to sow the scent of the plague in the olfactory memory of the dogs that guard the entry points of Central American countries. Faced with the entry of the giant African snail to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, ...

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