The European Union has released a draft strategy for the control of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases, which proposes to reduce expenditure in this area now that reported cases in Europe are falling off sharply.
The European Commission says that an end to bovine spongiform ...
Agrovet Market Animal Health , a company based in Lima, Peru, has launched the first triclabendazole injectable solution to be developed and registered in Peru. The antiparasitic is approved for use in cattle, sheep, goats and camelids.
The product, Fasiject Plus, contains triclabendazole and ...
A study by the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests that the use of anthelmintics in lambs can by minimized through rotational grazing and selective deworming of those animals most in need of treatment. In this way, unnecessary deworming can be avoided and the efficacy of anthelmintic ...
Routine sampling in Scotland has uncovered evidence that a commercial vaccine against Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA) may actually cause the disease in a small proportion of treated animals. However, authorities are advising farmers that not vaccinating is likely to leave their stock at higher risk ...
The new broad-spectrum anthelmintic from Novartis Animal Health , Zolvix, has been given a cautious welcome from sheep and veterinary experts in the UK.
The influential Sustainable Control of Parasites (SCOPS) group says that the new active ingredient monepantel is a strategically important ...