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This dewormer contains fenbendazole and is commonly used for encysted small strongyles.
What is the Panacur Powerpac?
Name a parasite that commonly affects foals and causes respiratory signs.
What are ascarids (roundworms) ?
This vaccine is widely used to shut down influenza disease outbreaks.
What is Flu-Avert I.N.?
This term describes a manufacturer working directly with a distributor to support clinics.
What is co-selling or collaborative selling?
Prodigy is a vaccine primarily used to protect against this equine reproductive disease.
What is Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1)
This adjuvant is Merck's Proprietary Adjuvant in all killed vaccines of the equine portfolio.
What is Havlogen?
This test determines a horse's shedding status.
What is a Fecal Egg Count?
What is West Nile Virus?
This type of event helps reps introduce products and programs together at a clinic.
What is a ride-along or co-hosted lunch & learn?
Product is safe for use in this specific population of horses during gestation.
What are pregnant mares?
These two combination vaccines are Merck's largest equine antigen-containing vaccines.
What are Prestige 5 + WNV and Prestige 3 + WNV?
This control method targets parasites only in high-shedding horses.
What is strategic or selective deworming?
How often should tetanus boosters be given in adult horses?
What is annually or every 12 months?
When working with a new account, what's a first step both reps should take?
What is align on goals and build a joint action plan?
Prodigy helps prevent this serious condition in pregnant mares, which can result in foal loss.
What is virus-induced abortion?
This diuretic, commonly administered to racehorses before competition, is used to reduce the incidence of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH).
What is Salix (furosemide)?
What is the key difference between the Modified Wisconsin Method and the McMaster's Method in equine fecal testing?
What is: The Wisconsin Method is more sensitive for detecting low egg counts, while the McMaster's Method is quicker and used for quantitative counts in moderate to high shedders?
Name all four AAEP core vaccinations.
What are Tetanus, West Nile Virus, Eastern/Western Encephalomyelitis and Rabies?
A practice is unsure about switching vaccines - What's your next move?
What is offer data, safety profiles, possibly a trial period and involve the Merck rep?
Merck recommends vaccinating broodmares with Prodigy during this stage of pregnancy.
What is the 5th, 7th and 9th month of gestation?
This product takes less than 12 hours to reach therapeutic levels in the horse's blood after just the first dose.
What is Protazil?
How does Panacur Powerpac differ from Quest Plus in terms of parasite targets and safety profile?
What is: Panacur Powerpac (fenbendazole) targets all stages of the encysted small strongyles with a 5-day regimen and is safe for foals and pregnant mares; Quest Plus (moxidectin + praziquantel) targets a broader spectrum including bots & tapeworms, not all stages of the ESS, but is not recommended for foals under 6 months?
Name the antigens in Merck's Prestige 5 vaccine?
What are EHV-1, EHV-4, Influenza, Tetanus and Eastern/Western Encephalomyelitis?
What's the best follow-up after a co-hosted event with a distributor & manufacturing rep?
What is a joint debrief and call recap with a next-step action plan?
Prodigy provides protection by stimulating this type of immune response in horses.
What is humoral immune response?