Porcilis® AR -T DF Suspension for injection for pigs
Porcilis AR -T DF® is a Bordetella bronchiseptica bacterin and a dermonecrotic toxin toxoid adjuvanted vaccine. It is used to control atrophic rhinitis in pigs by vaccinating breeding animals which will then pass on maternally derived antibodies.
Presentation
Suspension for injection
Active ingredients
Per 2 ml dose:
- Protein dO (non-toxic deletion derivative of Pasteurella multocida dermonecrotic toxin)
≥6.2 log2 TN titre1
- Inactivated Bordetella bronchiseptica cells ≥5.5 log2 Aggl. Titre2
1 Mean toxin neutralising titre obtained after repeated vaccination of a half dose in rabbits.
2 Mean agglutination titre obtained after a single vaccination of a half dose in rabbits.
Target species
Pigs (sows and gilts)
Indications for use
For the reduction of clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis in piglets by passive oral immunisation with colostrum from dams actively immunised with the vaccine.
Administer one dose of 2 ml by intramuscular injection to pigs of 18 weeks of age and older. The vaccine should preferably be administered just behind the ear.
Vaccination scheme:
Primary vaccination: inject one dose (2 ml) per pig, followed by a second injection 4 weeks after the first injection. The first injection should be administered 6 weeks before the expected date of farrowing.
Revaccination: a single injection of one dose (2 ml) should be carried out 2 to 4 weeks prior to each subsequent farrowing.
Withdrawal periods
Pigs – meat 0 days
Packaging
1 glass vial (Hydrolytic Type I) or PET vial with halogenobutyl rubber stopper and aluminium cap, containing 50 ml (25 doses).
Legal category
POM-V
For full information please refer to the product data sheet. Further information is available on request.
If you are not the prescribing veterinary surgeon, advice should be sought from the medicine prescriber.
Use Medicines Responsibly.
Date of preparation: March 2021