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HYDERABAD: In the first experiment of its kind in the country, a variety of animal vaccines will be produced on a mass scale under one umbrella at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Advanced Research at Pulivendula in Kadapa district. A meeting of senior officials held here on Monday finalised an action plan to manufacture vaccines against anthrax, Foot-and-Mouth, Blue-Tongue, Marek’s and other diseases that are claiming a heavy toll on lives of domestic animals . The plan is estimated to cost Rs. 380 crore. The plan envisages production of canine (anti-rabies) vaccine, which is found in short supply now, apart from veterinary drugs, frozen semen, embryos of Ongole cattle, sheep tissues, superior germplasm, serums of calf and horse, enzymes and anti-venom drugs. The facility will also undertake testing and certification of livestock products and drugs. Disclosing this to The Hindu, N. P. Ramakrishna Reddy, special secretary, Animal Husbandry, said the buildings for the project set up through PPP mode in association with Imac and IndusGene, both US firms, had been completed in a record time of eight months. Nearly 7.3 lakh sq.ft. of built-up space, including 1.35 lakh sq.ft. to accommodate the main research laboratory, was ready in the 656 acre campus. The centre would commence production in one year. The actual manufacturing unit has been declared as SEZ . The investment on this unit alone would be Rs. 120 crore . Mr. Reddy, OSD for the project, said a livestock complex would be maintained on the campus, along with a super speciality veterinary hospital with a quarantine. Using biotechnology, nanotechnology and GIS, livestock diseases would be monitored.
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