The effect of implementing the developments of scientists from the Vitebsk Veterinary Academy in 2009 amounted to almost Br770 million.

February 10, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. The implementation of scientific developments by specialists of the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine (VSAVM) resulted in an economic effect of almost Br770 million in 2009, as reported to BELTA correspondent by Alexander Subbotin, Head of the Academy's Science Department, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences, Associate Professor. Based on the results of scientific research, 120 scientific developments by the academy's staff were implemented in production, and another 95 products of scientific activity began to be actively used in the educational process. The economic efficiency of the developments ranged from Br2.7 to Br17.4 per ruble of costs. In 2009, the academy's scientists provided scientific support for the implementation in production of eight completed in-house developments, including "Improved cultivation techniques for perennial leguminous grasses to increase their seed productivity," "DNA diagnostics of cattle to improve the efficiency of breeding work in dairy farming," etc. In total, last year the university's specialists worked on over 350 scientific topics and assignments, including those under the state programs "Biological Engineering and Biosafety," "Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine." As part of the state program for the innovative development of Belarus for 2007-2010, VSAVM scientists developed and transferred documentation for three new veterinary drugs for animal treatment and disease prevention to the manufacturer. Three veterinary drugs were created within the framework of the regional program for the innovative development of the Vitebsk region. Based on the results of fundamental and applied research, the academy's scientists obtained 12 patents for inventions, developed for the first time and revised almost 80 sets of regulatory and technical documentation for veterinary drugs, and published over 130 titles of educational and scientific literature. The Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine is one of the oldest universities in Belarus; in 2009, it celebrated its 85th anniversary. The leading agricultural university trains specialists for the agro-industrial complex and also carries out a significant volume of scientific research. Sixteen scientific and pedagogical schools have been formed at the academy, 22 faculty members hold the degree of Doctor of Sciences, and 183 educators are Candidates of Sciences, of whom 12 defended their doctoral dissertations in 2009. -0-