Zoetis joint venture in China announces first vaccine approval

Jessica Perry//August 5, 2013

Zoetis Inc., the Florham-Park based animal health business that recently spun off from Pfizer Inc., has received the first vaccine approval for its Chinese joint venture.The company has announced its vaccine for highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the announcement, Rui Lan An, which will be launched later this month, is the first vaccine to emerge from the joint venture that was established to develop and manufacture animal vaccines specifically designed to answer the needs of China’s livestock producers. It will help China’s pork producers meet increasing demand in China for pork.