At present, the total number of cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens raised in China is more than 20 billion, while the annual surveillance is less than 1%. African swine fever, avian influenza and blue ear disease are the key animal disease prevention in China.
Based on the characteristics high sensitivity and absolute quantification, digital PCR has natural advantages in the detection of samples with low pathogen concentration, mixing of a large number of samples, and the development of standards for animal diseases.