Category Archives: Startvac

Mastitis Vaccine Results to be launched at Ploughing Championship 2011

Duggan Veterinary Supplies have been working together with University College Cork with putting together results on the Irish Field & Marketing Studies on the new mastitis vaccine, Startvac. These exciting results will show how it is possible to vaccinate against mastitis to … Continue reading

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Release of Irish Field and Marketing Studies on Startvac – First mastitis vaccine for mastitis

Over the next few weeks Duggan Veterinary will be publishing results on Startvac from Irish Field and Marketing studies on various national publications and also on their website www.dugganvet.ie/startvac.htm.  These results are being analysed by UCC and will show the … Continue reading

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START VACinating against Mastitis – Think Prevention …Not Treatment!

On the 1st November recently the first vaccine registered to prevent certain types of bovine mastitis in cows was made available to Irish dairy farmers. It contains two strains of  inactivated (killed) bacteria called Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus Aureus and  is available in single … Continue reading

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Startvac Launch at CAVI Conference 2010

Startvac the first vaccine for mastitis in Ireland was launched on Saturday the 9th of October at Cattle Association Veterinary Ireland (CAVI) in Johnstown House, Enfield Co. Meath. Pictured in photo from left to right: Donal Duggan, Marketing Manager, Alan … Continue reading

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New mastitis vaccine launched by Catriona Murphy, Irish Independent

A series of meetings about the new mastitis vaccine, Startvac, begin this evening in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, at 8pm. The meetings, organised by vaccine distributors Duggan Veterinary, will detail the concept of vaccinating to control and prevent … Continue reading

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NEW VACCINE TO OFFER HUGE ADVANTAGES TO IRISH FARMERS IN FIGHT AGAINST MASTITIS

   A  Co Tipperary company has just announced the arrival of the very first Vaccine against Ecoli ,Staph Aureus and Coagulase-negative Staphylococcl to the Irish market. Following a lengthy licensing period, The EMA (European Medicine Agency) in association with the … Continue reading

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‘Mastitis vaccine ‘to revolutionise dairying’

By Caitriona Murphy Irish Farming Independent Supplement Tuesday July 13 2010 Interest is mounting in the potential of a new vaccine against mastitis in dairy cows. Field trials involving 800 cows are currently being conducted using Startvac, produced by research … Continue reading

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Startvac : First mastitis vaccine in Ireland

Click on link for more information on Startvac that will be commercially available in Ireland in October 2010. startvacintro

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