The Netherlands has restarted the vaccination of sheep and goats against Q-fever. A delivery of vaccine from France has allowed health authorities to continue with an immunization program that had been stalled by supply shortages.
France has provided an initial 200,000 doses of the vaccine, and ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new dose range for Elanco ’s tilmicosin product, Micotil, as well as new treatment claims.
The product now has a flexible dose range of 10 mg/kg (1.5 ml/cwt) to 20 mg/kg (3 ml/cwt) for metaphylaxis and individual treatment of bovine respiratory ...
Lambs born to ewes that have been vaccinated against bluetongue (BT) in two consecutive years remain protected for at least 14 weeks after birth, the age at which many of them go for slaughter, according to a study by the UK’s Institute for Animal Health (IAH), funded by the Biotechnology and ...
Thousands of animals may be slaughtered in the Netherlands to stop an outbreak of Q fever, according to the health authorities.
Q fever is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, which is released when pregnant goats or sheep have spontaneous abortions. It can affect cattle, sheep, goats and ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer Animal Health ’s EAZI-Breed CIDR Sheep Insert for the induction of estrus in ewes during seasonal anestrus. The product is an intravaginal insert containing progesterone, a steroid hormone that allows out-of-season breeding in sheep.
The ...