Virbac launches Multimin

Virbac has launched its prescription-only, four-in-one trace mineral injection, Multimin, for oxidative stress and its effects in cattle. The product contains copper, manganese, selenium and zinc, and is designed to be administered before or during periods of high demand in dairy and beef cattle, like breeding, calving, weaning and vaccination, and is not subject to interactions and absorption effects in the rumen. Fast acting Multimin attains peak levels in the blood at 8 hours and at 24 hours in the liver.
Virbac’s large animal product manager, Lynda Maris, said: “Trace mineral requirements are currently primarily provided through the diet and various forms of oral supplementation, however reduced oral intake, poor absorption from the rumen and antagonism from other minerals means that during periods of high demand, even in apparently well supplemented animals, a trace mineral gap can occur between the trace minerals required for optimum health and performance versus those available.”