Needle-free vaccination of pigs reduces animal weight

There has been a significant increase in pork consumption in Colombian households, reaching an average of 13 kg per person, in the past year alone. This increase in demand has led to a strong expansion in national pork production, surpassing the figures for 2021 by 7.2%, with a total of 526 thousand tons produced.

Behind these achievements is the hard work of Colombian pig farmers, who have chosen to implement innovative practices in production and animal welfare.

Colombia highly values ​​pork because of its unique taste, excellent quality and affordable price. For this reason, ensuring the safety of animal protein will be a fundamental priority. In addition, guaranteeing this safety not only preserves the health of the animals, but also protects the health of people by preventing diseases that could be moved by a pig.

In pork production, pig farmers often need to manage animal health, as well as prevent and control diseases easily and efficiently, which is why they need reliable and fast processes. The technology that changed these processes is called IDAL®, today’s most advanced system for the vaccination of the pig industry.

In this context, MSD Animal Health in Colombia positions itself in innovation in the field of pig farming in Colombia, presenting IDAL®, a revolutionary vaccination system for pigs, which is administered to Interchangeable and without a needle. This technology represents an important advance in animal care and health, reinforcing commitment to continuous development and progress in the pig sector, as well as animal welfare in Colombia.

“Our focus is on animal welfare and ensuring safe and healthy animal protein production. Intradermal and needle-free vaccination is a promise to improve efficiency and comfort in the use of vaccines, ensuring better protection and well-being for pigs,” explained Juan Felipe Giraldo, national sales manager for the Pork Units, Poultry and Aquaculture MSD Animal Health in Colombia.

In addition, the information from this electronic equipment can be synchronized with a mobile device, thus allowing easy and better monitoring. In this way, MSD Animal Health in Colombia offers solutions that help manage the country’s pork industries to ensure animal welfare and the safety of animal protein for human consumption. In response to transformation and innovation in the pig industry, some benefits of the IDAL® system in pig farms are provided:

– Intradermal and needle-free vaccination.

– Improves well-being, less stress for pigs.

– Immune response compared to traditional intramuscular vaccination.

– Lower injection volume (0.2 ml)

– Without the risk of muscle tissue damage because the vaccine is deposited in the skin.

– Reduces the risk of abscess formation and tissue removal.

– More flexibility in choosing the vaccine area.

On the other hand, intradermal vaccination without a needle improves processes at production sites and contributes to the reduction of animal stress during vaccination. It is an important advance in the control and prevention of diseases that affect pig production worldwide, to improve pig production, thus providing protection and well-being to pigs and ensuring protein quality and safety animals for Colombian consumers.

About MSD Animal Health

MSD, a biopharmaceutical company, has developed drugs and vaccines for a large number of challenging diseases worldwide. MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, is the global animal health business unit of MSD. Through its commitment to the Science of Healthier Animals®, MSD Animal Health offers a wide range of solutions and services related to veterinary medicines, vaccines and health management to veterinarians, producers, pet owners and governments.