Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is a worldwide supplier of healthcare products for farm animals and other companion animals. The company offers a wide range of products manufactured to prevent, treat and control various diseases in animals such as cats, dogs, fishes, pigs, goats, sheep, horses, cattle, turkeys and poultry. Poultry vaccines are developed focusing on four critical health areas including respiratory protection, intestinal health, immune system defense and food safety. Solutions for all these health needs are obtained by experts in consultation with owners and veterinarians. Inactivated oil adjuvant emulsion vaccines are administered against infectious bursal disease (IBD), Newcastle disease (ND), infectious bronchitis (IB) and reovirus related diseases. These poultry vaccines are administered as subcutaneous and intramuscular injection. The other vaccines used for poultry health include coccidiosis vaccines, vaccines against viral and bacterial diseases, vaccines against common types of salmonella as well as vaccines to prevent necrotic enteritis in poultry among others.
The company makes use of recombinant vaccines to fight against Marek’s disease and infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT). The company also offers a natural feed and water additive to selective markets. The additive helps to control gut diseases such as salmonellosis and necrotic enteritis. A few vaccines have also been upgraded to prevent avian influenza and also to prevent necrotic enteritis in broilers.