Characteristics of Gallimune� Flu H5N9

• Proven, inactivated vaccine technology
  
• Developed from a strain tested at independent laboratories in the USA and Australia
  
• Complies with OIE guidelines
  
• Developed in response to the Asian AI outbreaks
  
  Features & Benefits
  

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• Contains H5N9 strain of AI
  
• The hemagglutinin type that is involved in the current Asian outbreak
  
• An unusual neuraminidase type that differs from the field strains in the current Asian outbreak
  
• Allows use of the neuraminidase based DIVA testing methodology
  
• Uses a 0.2 ml dose in broilers and a 0.3 ml dose in pullets
  
• Low volume dose for easier, more accurate vaccine administration
  
• Made with a well characterized low pathogenic AI strain
  
• As recommended in OIE guidelines
  
• Safer than unregulated vaccines made from
  highly pathogenic or uncharacterized AI strains
  
  

Summary of Product Characteristics

Inactivated vaccine in oil adjuvant against avian influenza, H7N1 and H5N9 subtypes

FOR VETERINARY USE ONLY

COMPOSITION / DOSE (0.5 ml) Active ingredients

• Inactivated avian influenza virus,
  H7N1 subtype, at least ................ 32 HI.U
• Inactivated avian influenza virus,
  H5N9 subtype, at least ................ 32 HI.U

Excipients ................ q.s. 0.5 ml
Thiomersal ................. at most 50 mcg

INDICATIONS
Active immunization of poultry and turkeys against avian influenza H7N1 and H5N9 subtypes

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE

• subcutaneous route, in the lower part of the neck
• inject one 0.5 ml dose/bird, according to the following schedule:

Turkeys

• Primary vaccination: between 5 and 20 days of age
• Second vaccination: between 40 and 45 days of age
• Third vaccination: between 70 and 75 days of age

Pullets

• Primary vaccination: between 30 and 45 days of age
• Second vaccination: between 105 and 120 days of age

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD:
zero days

STORAGE:
Store and transport between +2°C and +8°C, protected from light. Do not freeze.
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PRECAUTIONS FOR USE

• For animal treatment only
• Vaccinate only healthy animals
• Apply usual aseptic procedures
• Do not use syringes with natural rubber or butyl elastomer piston
• Do not keep partly used containers. Any open bottle must be used during the same vaccination operation
• Remove from the refrigerator and allow to reach room temperature before using
• Shake well before use
• Equipment including needles and syringes must be sterile before use
• Keep out of the reach of children
• In case of accidental injection in man, seek prompt medical help

Merial Italia S.p.A. - Noventa Padovana (PD) - Italy