Zoetis introduces endectocide Valcor for cattle

Zoetis has launched Valcor (doramectin and levamisole injection), the primary and solely mixture endectocide in the US designed to be used towards inner and exterior parasites in cattle.

“Valcor provides the distinctive mixture of doramectin and levamisole,” mentioned Mark Alley, DVM, MBA, Diplomate, American School of Animal Welfare, and managing veterinarian with Zoetis beef technical providers. “In a analysis research with greater than 1,500 head of heifers, Valcor decreased fecal egg rely numbers by 99.9% in comparison with ivermectin at 85%, and the heifers handled with Valcor gained 9.3 kilos greater than the ivermectin-treated heifers over 56 days. That further weight achieve provides as much as extra {dollars} per head.”

Valcor is a prescription injectable product. Valcor has the power of two energetic substances to deal with and management grownup stage and L4 stage of Haemonchus placei, Cooperia spp., and Ostertagia ostertagi (together with inhibited L4), in addition to the grownup stage of Nematodirus helvetianus. Additionally it is indicated for the remedy and management of lungworms, eyeworms, grubs, mange mites and sucking lice.

Valcor combines doramectin from the macrocyclic lactone class of dewormers with levamisole from the imidazothiazole class.

“The 2 energetic substances in a single product provides comfort to veterinarians and producers who could have had the necessity to use two merchandise concurrently prior to now,” mentioned Dr. Alley. “Valcor gives two energetic substances in a single product and can assist save labor and enhance effectivity on the chute.”

Valcor shall be obtainable to veterinarians and cattle producers on August 1, 2023.