CHENNAI: A team of researchers from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has successfully produced an improved vaccine for combating anthrax attack on cattle.
Vice-Chancellor P. Thangaraju said the improved vaccine, based on montanide, would be animal-friendly. The glycerine-based vaccine used on cattle earlier, at times resulted in side effects. It would also cost less than the glycerine-based vaccine.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/improved-vaccine-combat-anthrax
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-diseases
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu