Dr. Paul Corkery:

There are 750 products. In light of the new classification that appears in the regulation under article 34, we are examining the retail element. It will certainly be supplying everything it had been supplying in the past in terms of dispensing and making sales. Because of the cutback on antimicrobials, the prediction is the vaccine market will become the big market. That is a very important area where good distribution practice is essential. Sometimes it involves cold chain vaccines. The advice to the farmer about maintaining cold chain conditions right up to crush side when they administer the vaccine between 2oC and 8oC is essential to having an effective vaccination campaign. For dairy herds, there is a major uptake in vaccines across different diseases such as salmonella and leptospirosis. A large array is being used and more will be used more because antimicrobials will not be available. The responsible persons will have a very important role in the sale and advice as to how to handle those products.