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TheBeefSite Bluetongue Disease News
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Print This Page Fort Dodge Provides Vaccine in Jersey
GENERAL - Fort Dodge Animal Health has provided its ZulvacŪ 1 vaccine against Serotype 1 Bluetongue (BTV-1) in cattle and sheep to vets in Jersey under the terms of a Special Export Licence from the French Government.Zulvac 1 is currently awaiting its UK licence.
Fort Dodge was the first company to be appointed by the French authorities to supply a Serotype 1 vaccine and it has been used extensively to combat the major problem posed by this variant of Bluetongue in France.
As no company has yet been licensed to provide a Serotype 1 vaccine in the UK, Fort Dodge has stepped in to support farmers in Jersey who face a serious threat from Bluetongue Serotype 1 because of their proximity to France.
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