MSD Vaccine Multiclos
Product Description
Multiclos is a vaccine for the active immunisation of healthy cattle and sheep against blackleg, malignant oedema (gas gangrene), bacillary haemoglobi-nuria, black disease (infectious necrotic hepatitis), diarrhea, haemorrhagic enterotoxaemia and pulpy kidney disease.
Product Information
- Dosage:
- Cattle: 5 ml subcutaneously
- Sheep: 3 ml subcutaneously
- Dosage form: Vaccine
- Composition:
- Multiclos is a water-based injectable, including an alum-precipitate, containing toxoids obtained from cultures in liquid media of suitable strains of Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi type B (also known as Clostridium oedematiens type B), Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens type C and D (also known as Clostridium welchii type C and D), as well as anacultures of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium haemolyticum (also known as Clostridium novyi type D), inactivated and concentrated in such manner that immunogenic activity is retained.
- Multiclos is a water-based injectable, including an alum-precipitate, containing toxoids obtained from cultures in liquid media of suitable strains of Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi type B (also known as Clostridium oedematiens type B), Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens type C and D (also known as Clostridium welchii type C and D), as well as anacultures of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium haemolyticum (also known as Clostridium novyi type D), inactivated and concentrated in such manner that immunogenic activity is retained.
- Although Clostridium perfringens type B is not a component of the vaccine, immunity may be provided against the beta and epsilon toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens type B as a result of the combination of type C (beta toxin) and type D (epsilon toxin) fractions.
