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Boehringer Ingelheim receives import permit for avian metapneumovirus vaccine

PT Editor — David Strickland

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DULUTH, Ga. — Boehringer Ingelheim announces that the USDA has granted it a permit allowing for importation of its TUR-3 (Newcastle disease, avian paramyxovirosis type 3 and turkey rhinotracheitis, killed virus) vaccine.

TUR-3, a killed vaccine currently licensed for use throughout Europe, will be available for primary vaccination of U.S. turkey and chicken flocks against avian metapneumovirus subtype B. Avian metapneumovirus can result in severe respiratory symptoms and increased mortality in poultry as well as a decrease in egg production, the company notes.

“U.S. poultry producers have been challenged by avian metapneumovirus, and it’s positive news. . .

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