Animal health Intradermal vaccination system
benefits producers – and pigs too • Less stressful than intra-muscular injection • Precise dose delivers eff ective response • Prevents potential transmission of diseases
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new system is making it easier to routinely vacci- nate pigs against disease – helping producers reduce anti- biotic usage in the process. More farmers are opting for routine vaccination over antibi- otics. But vaccinating pigs – par- ticularly weaners – can be an ar- duous task, especially when the enterprise is outdoor-based or in- volves a batch production opera- tion.
Large herds can handle as many as 1500 piglets on one day, which is about 10.5t if piglets weigh an average 7kgs, so produc- ers are understandably keen to fi nd ways that can minimise han- dling and improve effi ciency of the process for both people and pigs. In direct response to custom- er demands, MSD Animal Health has developed the IDAL 3G mono, an intradermal needle-free vacci- nation system that incorporates the very latest ID technology to make life easier for both pig and producer.
Intradermal vaccination relies on very high pressure to deliv- er a precise dose of vaccine through the skin. The process stimulates a very effective im- mune
response,
is less stress- ful for the pigs than intra-mus-
cular injection and also prevents potential
transmission of diseases via a needle.
Manufactured by med- ical/veterinary tech- nology specialist Hen- ke-Sass Wolf, the IDAL 3G has an ergonomic de- sign, is comfortable to use and has a long-lasting Li-Ion battery, which producers are very im- pressed with, says IDAL develop- ment manager Caroline Blaken. “Producers and vets here have embraced the needle-free concept
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and we’re hearing very positive feedback from customers now us- ing the new IDAL 3G mono de- vice. They like its lighter, well-bal- anced design.”
Easy to handle
“The device is also easy to handle and position and will stand up- right on a fl at surface, which is an- other practical plus during vacci- nation and helps keep the delivery nozzle as clean as possible. But the biggest advantage with IDAL 3G is its battery life, which can cov- er up to 2000 piglet vaccinations with every full charge, really ben- efi tting work routines.
Other plus points of the IDAL
3G include straight forward menu functions, quick and easy vaccine reloading and an extended service interval.
Basic maintenance checks can now be done on farm every 20,000 injections, with routine servicing now every 100,000 injections car- ried out by an HSW-certifi ed ser- vice centre, says Ms Blaken.
The new IDAL 3G is ideal- ly suited to large herds oper- ating mass vaccination pro- grammes. “Farmers say how quiet the piglets are during treatment and how the IDAL vaccination pro- cess is less stressful and much easier to do than intra-muscular vaccina- tion, particularly with very
young piglets,” says Ms Blaken. MSD Animal Health offers a range of intradermal vac- cines for pigs – including Porcilis PRRS, Porcilis PCV ID and Porcilis M Hyo ID ONCE – which are used ex- tensively in UK herds to pro-
tect pigs from some of the most sig- nifi cant disease challenges faced by commercial pig businesses. The company has also hint- ed that further IDAL develop- ments are in the pipeline. Speak- ing at the launch of the new 3G
Weaners inside the race. The dividers are lowered to make compartments that keep pigs snug and secure so they can be vaccinated without having to be handled.
device, MSD global technical di- rector Rika Jolie said further in- novation was on the horizon.
Time-saving control East Anglian-based producer Peddars Pigs was encouraged to use IDAL vaccination when the company introduced a PRRS piglet vaccination programme on one of its 1100-sow outdoor units. The herd already routine- ly vaccinated piglets against enzootic pneumonia (EP) and porcine circovirus (PCV2) us- ing MSD’s Porcilis PCV M Hyo, a single-dose, combination vac- cine, which is both effective and convenient. But some sporadic outbreaks of respiratory disease
on a few fi nishing sites suggest- ed PRRS activity, which was con- fi rmed by vet Steve Youngs, of the Oakwood Vet Group. Mr Youngs advised a piglet vaccination programme,
but
staff were reluctant to add an- other intervention at weaning. Handling more than 1600 wean- ers every three weeks was al- ready a stressful task and unit manager Karl Sutton felt the pigs didn’t need more anxiety at this time. “We don’t really want to han- dle weaners more than we have too – once would be enough in an ideal world,” he explained. But the option to vaccinate piglets against PRRS the IDAL
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