Merck Animal Health announced that the USDA has approved the manufacturing and sale of Cambridge Technology’s experimental autogenous vaccine in the U.S. for the emerging and deadly avian metapneumovirus type B, impacting broilers, broiler breeders, layers and turkey breeders. Cambridge Technologies received experimental autogenous license approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Veterinary Biologics for its vaccine to address metapneumovirus type B.
Merck Animal Health entered into an agreement earlier this year with Cambridge Technologies, an independent custom vaccine company based in Worthington, Minn., to act as Cambridge’s exclusive sales agent for its innovative autogenous poultry vaccines in the U.S. Cambridge Technologies uses cutting-edge molecular diagnostic and manufacturing techniques to develop custom vaccine solutions to help veterinarians and poultry producers manage emerging disease challenges. As part of the agreement, Merck Animal Health provides its expansive customer reach.