LENEXA, Kan. — Ceva Animal Health has received a U.S. patent for a new delivery system for administering vaccines, probiotics and nutritional supplements in the hatchery through a soft edible gel.
The new system covers a soft gel in small beadlets which stick to the down of the chicks. When the chicks preen these beadlets, the vaccine, or treatment, is uniformly ingested
“Using a gel in this form provides a distinct advantage over traditional liquid carrier applications,” said Gary Baxter, vice president of sales and marketing-U.S. poultry. “The gel allows for consistent suspension of the treatment without the. . .