is the successor to the long industrial tradition of pharmaceuticals and veterinary drug production in Pu?awy.Here, in 1920, a State station was established for the control of cattle plaque- a very dangerous disease at that time. The success of this enterprise, the actual eradi-cation of this dangerous disease, became the foundation for the development of this activity:- 1920 - Establishment of the station for the control of cattle plaque- 1935 - Establishment of the Veterinary Faculty of the State Institute for Rural Husbandry, Pu?awy- 1945 - Establishment of the productive section of the State Veterinary Institute, Pu?awy- 1951 - Creation of the enterprise - ′′Pu?awskie Zak?ady Przemys?u Bioweterynaryjnego′′ or 'BIOWET' (Bio-veterinary Plant, Pu?awy).- 1996 - Creation of the 'BIOWET' Production Company- 1997 - The firm was taken over by the 'BIOWET PU?AWY' Production Company.Over the last 89 years, the medications produced in Pu?awy have played a significant part in the eradication, therapy and control of such dangerous diseases as tuberculosis, brucellosis, Newcastle disease, Varroea in honey bees.