Vaccine protects against pneumonia viruses

PFIZER Animal Health recently launched the Rispoval 3 combination vaccine in Ireland.

It protects against three key viruses involved in cattle pneumonia (the RSV, PI3 and BVD viruses).

The importance of BVD should not be under-estimated, according to the company. It is very prevalent in the Irish cattle population and weakens animals’ immune defence mechanisms, thereby allowing other “bugs” to cause disease.