Duvaxyn® EHV 1,4 Joins Pfizer’s Equip® Stable
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Pfizer Animal Health’s tried and trusted Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) vaccine (Duvaxyn® EHV 1,4) has been rebranded Equip® EHV 1,4, joining Pfizer’s well-known and comprehensive stable of equine vaccines.
EHV is a contagious virus carried by most horses in the UK1 which can cause respiratory disease, abortion and more rarely neurological disease. However, it is the more common sub-clinical infections that pose the most apparent issue for the competition client, with the associated loss of performance and the potential effect on the health of the whole yard.
Once infected with EHV, a horse can harbour the virus throughout its life and potentially shed the disease to other animals without showing any outward signs. Vaccinating helps to minimise the severity of the disease itself and importantly, can also help to reduce the amount of infective virus that is shed to other in-contact horses.
Equip® EHV 1,4 is given as a primary course of two vaccinations, 4-6 weeks apart followed by a single dose every six months. It can also be used as an aid in the control of EHV-1 abortion – pregnant mares should be vaccinated with a single dose during each of the 5th, 7th and 9th months of pregnancy.
For further information on Pfizer’s EHV campaign, to obtain literature for your practice or to book a talk for your clients please contact your Pfizer Account Manager or Pfizer Animal Health, Walton Oaks, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7NS.
1. Eddington et al. Equine Vet. J. 1994; 26 (2): 140-142.
Equip® EHV 1,4 is a suspension for injection containing inactivated EHV1, strain 438/77: not less than 107.3 TCID50, inactivated EHV4, strain 405/76: not less than 107.3TCID50 and 6 mg Carbopol 934P as adjuvant.
Further information from Pfizer Animal Health, Pfizer Ltd, Walton Oaks, Dorking Road, Walton-on-the-Hill, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7NS7385 views
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23rd July, 2012 13h53
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