The final component of the National Centers for Animal Health will be dedicated today at Ames, Iowa. The dedication marks the end of a decade-long project to consolidate three USDA units previously operated separately. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will join other USDA officials for the event. The cutting-edge center provides laboratories, offices, animal space and administrative space for some of the nation's top animal health scientists and researchers. The center will employ about 700 people at a cost savings for America's taxpayers. The National Animal Disease Center, operated by USDA's Agricultural Research Service, the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics, operated by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service contribute to the nation's $100 billion livestock industry by conducting research, diagnostics and training, as well as testing vaccines and evaluating veterinary biological products.
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