scientists of our country, today the academy is not only located in vitebsk, we have two branches, pinsk rechitsy, we have an agricultural college, which is located in the village of luzheston. today , the academy has a total of more than 3,000 full-time students and about 1,500 part-time students. the studies began with students; in the first year there were only 100 of them and 11 teachers. they were all placed in the main building in a former land bank , but over the years of its existence the academy has grown, we have seven dormitories, six academic buildings, an excellent library with the best collection on veterinary medicine and animal husbandry in belarus, and a number of other industrial buildings, this is our latest construction, this is an educational building. .. laboratory building, a six- story building, this is our long- term construction, i would like to take this opportunity to emphasize what it means that only thanks to the intervention of our president alexander grigoryovich lukashenko it was possible to put this into operation in a timely manner building, for this and for whi