Destined for the control of the tick of the bovine cattle, for 2014 it was planned to commercialize towards the exterior over five millions dose, number that hopes to be fulfilled and exceeded before the closing of the calendar, as mentioned to the AIN Jesus Zamora, director of the entity.

The success of GAVAC is framed in one of the current lines of research of the Camagüeyan CIGB, the second institution of its type in Cuba and that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

They work at the identification of new strains to obtain complementary or substitutes of the antigen, and to ensure more bioproducts with intellectual property, added Zamora.

With a frequency of inoculation of approximately every six months, after realized an initial immunization scheme, the vaccine limits greatly the deaths associated with the hemoparasite by anemia, stress and others to the cattle, and its negative impact in the securing of meat and milk.

Eduardo Smith, head of the Commercial Department of the CIGB, pointed out that for the national market a million dose was assined, number that could be major in accordance with the existing cattle mass in the country.

On this matter, Alegna Díaz, specialist in the managerial group LABIOFAM in Camagüey, entity that commercialized the vaccine GAVAC in Cuba, mentioned that this year the sales have behaved satisfactorily.

But an increase of the demand does not depend only on the will of the peasants, but also if they possess the conditions for the handling of the antigen, much more effective than the baths with chemists, she added.

Among these requests she mentioned the existence of fences to prevent the vaccinated animals to mix with others that it are not, and the presence of a veterinary technician who realizes the procedure.

According to the Radio Cadena Agramonte Provincial Broadcasting Station web, before the application of this medicine, Cuba was investing annually approximately five million dollars to acquire in the exterior tickcides and medicines destined for the treatment of hemoparasitic diseases.

Translated by BA in English Language, Manuel Barrera Téllez

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