Makerere to produce vaccines and drugs for livestock

Makerere University is to start an animal institute which will produce vaccines and drugs for livestock and wild animals.

The Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services will also train youth in livestock management. It will promote value addition and develop high market value products from cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and rabbits. to support the institute, the university will put up farms and other centres across the country to equip farmers and youth with advanced skills in animal husbandry and to process their products.