MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom, November 12, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, officially marked a milestone in the continued expansion activities of its manufacturing, packaging and warehousing facility for blending and filling of poultry vaccines at its Milton Keynes site with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The site […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 31, 2018 – A significant number of UK beef and dairy calf rearers feel they don’t give their youngstock the attention they deserve, according to a recent survey conducted by MSD Animal Health. Between a third (of beef calf rearers) and 45% (of dairy calf rearers) of 749 UK farmers responding […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 31, 2018 – It’s been a particularly bad year for orf in lambs but sheep producers struggling with the disease in their flock can improve its control by vaccinating ewes well before housing for lambing. “Many farms that have struggled with orf in the past now recognise the benefit of vaccinating […]
Milton Keynes, UK, October 29, 2018 – It’s no surprise that black cats get a bad rap, particularly as they’ve been associated with Halloween, witchcraft, bad luck and misfortune since the Middle Ages. But vet, Hannah Newbury – who works with MSD Animal Health – is urging potential pet owners to forgo Halloween superstitions and […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 12, 2018 – MSD Animal Health is proud to have received recognition for EXZOLT® (fluralaner) as the breakthrough of the year at the British Free-Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) conference in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The conference was held on October 11, 2018 and is the largest of its kind in the […]
Milton Keynes, September 24, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, continues its commitment to eliminating rabies by 2030, and is pleased to announce that more than two million children in the most at risk regions of the world have received essential rabies education through the company’s […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, September 12, 2018 – Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems are helping dairy farms pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve the health and productive performance of their future herd replacements. Speaking to farmers at a UK Dairy Day technical seminar, MSD livestock veterinary advisor Dr. Kat Baxter-Smith highlighted the […]
Pack designed to encourage excellent preventative healthcare policies Milton Keynes, September 11, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, has launched its Yard Excellence Scheme to help yards and vets collaborate in developing best practice healthcare policies. Developed as part of the Keeping Britain’s Horses Healthy (KBHH) […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, 3rd August 2018 – Sheep-interest vet practices now have access to an improved online ordering system for ewe toxoplasmosis vaccine, thanks to the launch of a new TOXOVAX® DIRECT webshop by MSD Animal Health. Following significant investment to make the whole process of ordering short shelf life toxoplasmosis vaccine more streamlined, the new webshop […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, June 11, 2018 – UK sheep producers are being encouraged to join the march towards stamping out lameness in the national flock when the industry highlights how to take the first step towards better control during July. Independent experts point out that the later summer months are a great time to start […]