Japan approves Pfizer Animal Health's Improvac for pigs

Pfizer Animal Health has announced it will begin to expand Japanese veterinary experience with Improvac^®.

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fishery (JMAFF) has approved Improvac^® as safe and effective for use by veterinarians in pigs throughout Japan.

''In the months ahead, the experience gained with Improvac^® by a group of veterinarians and swine producers will enable Pfizer to support veterinarians throughout the country more effectively when Improvac® becomes more widely available for prescription in late 2010,'' said Yukihiro Takemoto, Livestock Business Unit Director, Pfizer Animal Health, Japan.