DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION (BP)


Main activities of the Biological Production Department include production and supply of important Veterinary Biologicals required for prophylaxis of livestock and poultry diseases and also to ensure complete health coverage by prompt diagnosis of diseases on the face of an outbreak. Biological production division is producing many viral vaccines, bacterial vaccines and diagnostic antigens.

Biological Production Banner

The details of vaccines produced are as mentioned below:

Bacterial Vaccines:

AEROBIC VACCINES:

  • HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA.
  • ANTHRAX

ANAEROBIC VACCINES::

  • BLACK QUARTER
  • ENTEROTOXAEMIA>

Viral Vaccines:

  • RABIES
  • PPR
  • SHEEP POX
  • RANIKHET (F AND R2B)
  • CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VACCINE

Diagnostic antigens:

  • BRUCELLA ABORTUS PLAIN ANTIGEN
  • BRUCELLA ROSE BENGAL ANTIGEN
  • BRUCELLA MILK RING ANTIGEN

New vaccines/antigen developed at IAH&VB:

  • GOAT POX VACCINE
  • DUCK CHOLERA VACCINE
  • MYCOPLASMA VACCINE
  • BLUE TONGUE VACCINE
  • MYCOPLASMA ANTIGEN

Details of Faculty in Department of Biological Production:

  1. 1. Dr. Chandranaik, B. M
  2. 2. Dr. Amitha Reena Gomes
  3. 3. Dr. Sumathi, B. R
  4. 4. Dr. Yashavanth, S. L
  5. 5. Dr. Saritha, N. S
  6. 6. Dr. Sumanth Kumar, R
  7. 7. Dr. Apsana, R

Motto of Biological production division:

  • Total health coverage of livestock of the state
  • Production of quality vaccines to cover the livestock population and to create “HERD IMMUNITY” (100 %, or at least 80%)
  • Production of vaccines using latest technologies
  • Less human intervention as per GMP norms( Schedule –M)
  • Develop newer vaccines and diagnostics.
  • Develop newer technologies to improve the quality and cost effectiveness
  • Conducting training programmes on cGMP and vaccine production

Achievements of Biological production:

  • Completely GMP compliance production facility with state of the art facility with fully automated fermenters.
  • Every year all the vaccines are produced and supplied as per the requirement of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Govt. of Karnataka.
  • Swine fever live cell culture vaccine has been developed and license has been obtained from DCGI.

Different vaccines produced by Biological Production Department, IAH & VB

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant labs at IAH & VB

Bacterial fermenters in GMP LAB 1


Bioreactor for Blue tongue vaccine production

Vaccine filling facility in GMP Lab 1

Other equipment used in Vaccine Production

Training programmes and other activities by Dept. of Biological Production, IAH & VB

Hands on training programme on “Vaccine Production as per cGMP norms” from 10-05-2022 to 20-05-2022

Hands on training programme on “Production, Testing and Documentation of poultry Vaccines as per cGMP norms” from 22-07-2024 to 31-07-2024

“World Rabies day – 2024” celebrated by Biological Production Department on 25.09.2024 at Bannerghatta Veterinary Hospital

Good manufacturing certificate (GMP certificate