The re-established Vaccine Laboratory continues to develop new local vaccines for emerging and existing diseases in swine and poultry. Current research focus is on the development of an autogenous vaccine against Streptococcus suis and Pasteurella multocida derived from local farms and slaughterhouses. Candidate vaccine strains characterized thru biochemical and molecular techniques are further evaluated in an IACUC compliant animal facility recently constructed at BIOTECH.