The development of the range of vaccines administered intradermally (ID) at MSD Animal Health demonstrates the laboratory’s interest in this method of vaccination. “L’intérêt de la vaccination ID est triple “, explains Anne Laure Ledoux, MSD technical and marketing director.
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« It improves the comfort of the breeder thanks to an easier vaccination procedure, it improves animal well-being by reducing pain at the time of injection, and it contributes to a better health status of the herd by reducing the risk of spread of diseases compared to intramuscular vaccination.HAS”. A recent scientific study shows that the germ responsible for PRRS can be transmitted from one pig to another by the needle used for vaccination. “The risk is 100% for the first and second animals vaccinated with a needle contaminated by an animal carrying the disease“, specifies Didier Duivon, responsible for the MSD pork range.
« On the other hand, no transmission of this disease has been observed by intradermal vaccination.“. Today, 20% of pig vaccines sold by MSD in France are administered intradermally. HAS” This rate rises to 45% for vaccination against Lawsonia intracellularis» says Camille Courbé, head of the MSD pork range. To encourage this development and reassure breeders, the laboratory offers a rental system for their Idal needle-free injector, with training and a free one-year trial period. The cost of this rental is 60 euros excluding VAT per month. To date, 700 devices are in service on French farms.
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