The Federal State-Financed Institution “Federal Centre for Animal Health” (ARRIAH), part of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) is working to expand the range of vaccines for various animal species. Deputy Director for Research Ilya Chvala shared information about the institute’s current developments in an interview with the Agroexpert publication.
Currently, the center’s scientists are focused on creating 13 new vaccines covering a wide range of areas. Among the drugs being developed are vaccines for poultry farming, pig farming, and pets. Of particular note is an innovative development – a vaccine for the prevention of salmon fish diseases, which is a new area of activity for the institute.
In the field of poultry farming, the institution is developing three new vaccines. One of them is designed to combat metapneumovirus infection – a disease characterized by periodic outbreaks on farms. Scientists have isolated a new field strain and selected an improved protective environment for creating a live dry vaccine, which should provide more effective protection for birds.
Another development is a tetravalent-inactivated vaccine aimed at protecting birds from several diseases at the same time: Newcastle disease, Gumboro disease and infectious bronchitis. This drug is being created in response to requests from domestic poultry farmers; it is intended to replace imported analogues previously supplied from abroad.
