Today they continue to obtain bioproducts with characteristics of biological pest control, plant growth promoter and plant defense
Camagüey, Cuba, Jul 19th.- The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Camagüey will celebrate its 34th anniversary this month with the satisfaction of exporting, for the first time, the Porvac vaccine and fulfilling the productions at the end of the first semester of the current calendar.
Of its leading lines, 794,625 doses of the Porvac vaccine were distributed, intended for the control of classical swine fever, 764,565 of the Gavac vaccine, against the cattle tick, and 1,741 units of the Hebernem bionematicide, the latter used in crops of the protected modality.
The Camagüeyan CIGB also exports to different markets, in the case of Gavac to countries in the American region, while Porvac made its first commercialization to Vietnam on this calendar, Nemecio González Fernández, director of the scientific institution, assured the Cuban News Agency.
Founded by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, the center from Camagüey emerged with the mission of researching, producing and marketing agrobiotechnological products for the Cuban agricultural sector, through a closed cycle, and for this purpose they continue to contribute.
Aylin Nordelo Valdivia, head of the Research and Development Department, appreciated that the group has research and development projects that generate preparations in favor of agriculture and food and nutritional sovereignty, which is inextricably linked to animal and plant health, also promoted by the CIGB.
Today they continue to obtain bioproducts with characteristics of biological pest control, plant growth promoter and plant defense.
On the other hand, he explained, they promote vaccine candidates against ticks, rabbit hemorrhagic disease, hog cholera and fish ectoparasites.
Among the results in this area, Nordelo Valdivia highlighted the training of personnel and human resources that come from various universities in the country, such as Villa Clara, Havana and Camagüey, with which they maintain excellent relations and work agreements to prepare the young quarry that will fight for the science that the country needs.
Currently, 122 workers work at the CIGB of Camagüey, 75 of them professionals, four with the category of Doctors and 24 Masters of Science.
(ACN)