2005 Annual report - Virbac

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Glossary
Marketing autorisation: veterinary drugs cannot be
marketed without official approval (from the Agriculture
Ministry, Health Ministry, Drug Agency, etc.), granted after
a dossier is filed, with proof of the product’s efficacy,
harmlessness and quality: this is the Marketing
autorisation.
Endectocide: parasitic drug active both on internal and
external parasites.
Registration: see marketing autorisation.
Electronic identification: animal identification by a tiny
subcutaneous implant containing a microchip called a
transponder. A specific scanner reads at a distance the
unique animal ID number engraved on the transponder.
Interferon: a protein with anti-viral properties used in the
treatment of certain serious diseases, such as retroviruses
or hepatitis.
Ivermectin: principal endectocide molecule (active both
in internal and external parasites).
Lean manufacturing : method which aims to focus on
maximising added value for the customer while optimising
the resources used.
Leishmaniasis: serious disease afflicting dogs and present
in Mediterranean countries; transmitted by the sand fly
Phlebotomus papaatasi.
SANZA : South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.