Animal Health

Successful treatment for animals

Our Animal Health business made sound progress, due to our core business segments of swine and small animals. In 2007, we concluded another successful year with a growth of 9%.

Products

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has a wide range of products covering

  • Biologicals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Natural Care.

see Global Activities


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Product Matrix

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  • Horse
  • Cattle
  • Swine
  • Domestic animals
Pharmaceuticals: Metacam®
Active Ingredient

Meloxicam

Indication

For use in acute respiratory infection with appropriate antibiotic therapy to reduce clinical signs in cattle. For use in diarrhoea in combination with oral re-hydration therapy to reduce clinical signs in calves of over one week of age and young, non-lactating cattle. For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute mastitis, in combination with antibiotic therapy.

Characteristics

Metacam® is a potent Non-Steroidal-Anti-Inflammatory exerting anti-inflammatory, anti-exudative, analgesic and antipyretic properties. Through its long duration of action, Metacam® was demonstrated to relieve pain and control inflammation resulting in sustained restoration of the animal’s well being and productivity

Application

intraveneous, subcutaneous

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