Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid on Tuesday said vaccines for avian influenza and goat pox developed by the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) will be commercially produced and made available to farmers across the country.

He was speaking as the chief guest at a ceremony held at the ministry's conference room, where vaccines were formally handed over to the Department of Livestock Services (DLS), paving the way for their commercial production and field-level distribution.

Describing the livestock sector as a vital part of the country's agricultural economy, the minister said farmers could suffer heavy financial losses if diseases in the poultry and livestock sector are not brought und...