IFA urge the department to do more to secure Lepto vaccines

Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease in cattle, can also be contracted by humans from infected animals

MSD have announced that they will cease the production of its Lepto vaccine Bovilis Leptavoid-H.

The announcement that production of the Leptavoid-H vaccine will cease has caused major concern, with many Irish farmers now left scrambling in search of an alternative.

It comes after MSD recently announced it will cease production of its widely used Leptavoid-H vaccine, which is used by stock keepers to prevent Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease in cattle.