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Last year, the company established a local contract manufacturing plant in India, at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. The plant produces biosecurity program products and solutions to help control viruses in the livestock industry, as well as provide a healthy environment for animals. The Baddi facility has full manufacturing capabilities to produce both powdered and liquid chemistries for the animal and human health markets to enable DuPont to serve the Indian market efficiently and effectively. At the Baddi site, DuPont manufactures a broad range of products that include disinfectants, cleaners and sanitizers -- Virkon(R) S, Virudine(TM) and Biosolve(R) Plus -- for the animal health industry.

Virkon(R) S has been independently tested to be effective against the H5N1 avian flu strain, the virus which is now impacting nations and the poultry industry in Europe and Asia. Globally regarded as the most effective virucidal disinfectant agent available, Virkon(R) S works as a preventive measure, enhancing sanitary conditions of livestock areas and helping to prevent avian influenza from spreading.

With continuing outbreaks of avian influenza in Asia, veterinary experts have advised poultry producers to heighten their biosecurity vigilance. DuPont Animal Health Solutions' biosecurity experts recommend that poultry producers should ensure that their biosecurity measures include:

-- Effective perimeter control

-- Transport biosecurity -- wheel dips and sprays

-- Foot dips

-- Hand washing and protective clothing

-- Avoiding poultry stock coming into contact with wild birds

-- Thorough cleaning of poultry houses with a heavy duty multipurpose

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-- Regular, thorough and effective disinfection of poultry houses -- the

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