Bovigen Scour Granted VMD Approval For A Single Shot Vaccination
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Virbac is delighted to announce that their calf scour vaccine “Bovigen Scour” has been recently granted VMD approval for a single-shot vaccination protocol in pregnant cows and heifers, given 12-3 weeks prior to calving; the first and only single-shot scour vaccine to be approved in Europe in more than 18 years.
It now means that irrespective of previous vaccination history, only a single injection of the vaccine given 12-3 weeks prior to calving is required to boost cow serum and therefore colostrum antibody levels against rotavirus, coronavirus and E. coli (K99) - the major and most common viral and bacterial causes of diarrhoea in dairy and beef calves.
The recent SPC change also encompassed an extension of the shelf life to 3 years, which will make it easier to manage and maintain supply and stock levels to customers.
In line with these updates, the packaging for Bovigen Scour has been modernised, with the new packaging containing the fully updated SPC entering wholesalers in July 2018.
The vaccine has successfully passed through possibly the most stringent and up-to-date regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy which exist around the world. “Bovigen Scour is the most recent single shot scour vaccine on the market, and now with the ease of use afforded by the new 1-shot protocol, will allow our customers to engage more deeply with farmers to develop the use of vaccination as a preventative means to improve the welfare of the UK’s dairy and beef calves” said Dr. Rosie Reyneke, Technical Product Manager - Farm Animal, Virbac UK.
Virbac has also worked closely with the UK’s veterinary profession to ensure that the product performs well under UK conditions. Dr Reyneke explained “2018 marks 50 years of Virbac working in partnership with the veterinary profession around the world, and in following our traditions, we have engaged a number of prominent dairy and beef veterinary practices to test this, from John O’Groats in the north to Land’s End in the south. We wanted to be absolutely sure our vaccine meets the highest possible expectations of beef and dairy farmers across the UK”. UK farm vet Den Leonard, from Lambert Leonard and May, a well-known and long established farm animal practice based in Whitchurch who have a keen interest in young calf care, has been involved in the project for over a year. Den said “Virbac asked us, along with a number of other well-known dairy and beef practices around the UK, to give the product a go, and we’ve been pleased with what we’ve seen”.
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