, /PRNewswire/ -- With the spread of anaplasmosis reaching unprecedented levels across , University Products continues to be the leading provider of the world's only inactivated Bovine Anaplasmosis vaccine, offering a cost-effective, easy-to-administer, and sustainable solution for a cattle industry under siege. While traditional methods such as pest control and chlortetracycline (CTC) medicines provide some relief, they fall far short of the comprehensive protection needed to protect herds now and in the future. "Antibiotics were never meant to be a routine cure, but are an emergency response to breakthrough infections," said from University Products.
"Antibiotic overuse can lead to major antibiotic resistance. They're also not cost effective. Vaccination is really the only route that makes sense, both biologically and economically.
" Anaplasmosis in cattle is primarily spread through bites from infected ticks and horseflies. The transmission process begins when these parasites feed on an infected animal and acquire the Anaplasma marginale bacteria. The bacteria complete part of their life cycle in each tick's gut before moving to the salivary glands and being transmitted to other animals through repeated bites.
Similarly, horseflies can spread the disease for up to two hours after feeding on an infected host. Eliminating these pests is nearly impossible, while battling them has become a never-ending, costly, and mostly futile effort for ranchers. Once infected, the disease c.
