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: Mamyzin®
Active Ingredient

Penethamate hydriodide

Indication

For the treatment of clinical and subclinical mastitis in cattle caused by Gram positive pathogens susceptible to penethamate.

Characteristics

Parenterally administered Mamyzin® crosses the blood milk barrier achieving therapeutic concentrations of penicillin in milk for 24 hours upon injection. The absorption of penethamate is 8 times faster and 10 times higher than that of benzylpenicillin. An injection of Mamyzin® treats all four quarters reducing the workload and eliminating any risk of contamination as a result of administration.

Application

intramuscular

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