PCV-2 vaccine licensed for pregnant and lactating sows

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 177, Nº. 15, 2015, págs. 400-400
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Ingelvac Circoflex, Boehringer Ingelheim's vaccine to protect pigs against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2)-associated diseases, has been approved by the European Medicines Agency for use in pregnant and lactating sows. The company says that it is the first PCV-2 vaccine to be licensed in the EU for both sows and piglets. The vaccine is used to reduce mortality, clinical signs and lesions associated with PCV-2 infection.