Introduction

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Company name: Merial Animal Health Ltd

Address: PO Box 327

Sandringham House

Harlow Business Park

Harlow

Essex CM19 5TG

Telephone: Companion Animals 0870 6000123

Production Animals 0800 592699

Fax: 01279 775888

Email: ukenquiry@merial.com

Website: www.merial.com

Presentation

An inactivated vaccine (adjuvanted with Aluminium hydroxide) containing at least 3.00 ELISA U. of inactivated whole cell Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. HYORESP contains 0.2 mg thiomersal per dose.

Uses

For active immunisation of suckling piglets from 5 days of age, post-weaning piglets and fattening pigs to reduce infection and lung lesions of the disease caused by M. hyopneumoniae.

Dosage and administration

Dose: 2 ml by intramuscular injection, according to one of the following schedules: either two injections at an interval of 3-4 weeks from the age of 5 days or a single injection after 10 weeks of age.

The timing of the vaccination programme should be based on the knowledge of the disease in the herd and the likely time of infection. Vaccination must be performed prior to the expected period of challenge. The single injection programme would be used when challenge occurs during the mid to late fattening period.

Contra-indications, warnings, etc

There are no known contra-indications.

For animal treatment only.

Vaccinate only healthy animals.

Aseptic precautions should be observed.

Apply the usual procedures for the handling of animals.

The vaccine may cause a transient oedema and muscular inflammation at the site of injection. Symptoms may persist for one week and rarely up to 5 weeks.

The vaccination may cause a slight increase in body temperature (less than 1°C) for a short period (less than 24 hours after injection) without any adverse effects on the health or performance of the animal.

As with any vaccine, in exceptional circumstances, a hypersensitivity reaction may occur. An appropriate treatment should be administered.

In the absence of specific studies investigating possible interactions between vaccines, administration of other vaccines simultaneously with HYORESP cannot be recommended.

Withdrawal period

Nil.

Pharmaceutical precautions

Do not mix with any other medicinal products.

Store and transport between +2°C and +8°C, protected from light.

Shake prior to use.

Shelf life of broached vial: 24 hours.

Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with national requirements.

Keep out of reach of children.