Corporate Magazine 2012 - Boehringer Ingelheim

our businessesperspectives for better health#3.5PERSPECTIVES IN ANIMAL HEALTHCOMPREHENSIVE ANIMALHEALTH MANAGEMENTHealth and nutrition are very important topics for the well-informedconsumer. Boehringer Ingelheim cares about the modern consumer’srequirements. High-quality protein, less residues and adequate animalhousing are relevant themes which are relevant.Sustainable healthcare for pigsAnimal Health strives to foster thehealth and wellbeing of mankindby contributing to an adequatesupply of safe, nutritious food andby promoting the emotional andphysical benefits arising from thehuman-animal bond.Sustainability and holistic health managementfor farm animals is one of theperspectives of our Animal Health business.“Prevention is better than cure” isthe central concept in the field of swinevaccines. Systematic use of vaccines canreduce the use of antibiotics.Comprehensive health management isthus the key. A combination of severalmeasures makes it possible for thefarmer to keep animals in good condition.Close interaction between theveterinarian and the farmer is thefoundation of integrated farm animalhealth management. Regular visitsand close monitoring of data on housing,nutrition and the hygienic situationon the farm form the basis, helpobtain an overview and offer the opportunityto intervene in time and beforeillness occurs.Highly effective vaccinesWith a wide range of highly effectivevaccines, our Animal Health businessaddresses a number of threatening respiratory,reproductive and enteric diseaseswhich can occur on a farm at anytime. These diseases can be life-threateningto pigs and result in economicloss for farmers.A leading company in chronic careIn a changing demographic and socialenvironment, pets and horses are increasinglyassuming the role of companionsand family members. Consequently,they are more frequently giventhe best healthcare and treatment, resultingin a longer and happier life. Wehave set standards for innovation inmany areas, for instance in heart failureand arthritis in dogs.Intensive research activities and stateof-the-arttechnologies form the backboneof the Animal Health business.In our global R&D centres, researchersVACCINE FLASKINGELVAC MYCOFLEX®The 22nd Congress of the InternationalPig Veterinary Society (IPVS),held in South Korea, attracted morethan 3,000 participants from 60countries. Boehringer Ingelheimorganised a symposium focusingon swine respiratory disease.A major success was the launchof our latest innovation, theingelvac mycoflex® vaccine flaskHeadspace bottle, which has beendeveloped to simplify the mixingof ingelvac circoflex® andingelvac mycoflex®. Customershad the opportunity to see the newflask at our booth and experiencelive vaccine mixing themselves.Comprehensive animal health management 99