Veterinary professionals working with horses know just how devastating Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) in foals can be. A serious condition that places newborn foals at risk of developing life-threatening complications, FPT can occur in 10-20% of foals, which in Australia alone can account for nearly 3,000 foals in a given year. At Plasvacc, we’ve worked hard to develop Equiplas, …
Hypermmunised plasma, such as that which comprises our entire range of plasma treatments from Equiplas, to Caniplas to Camelplas, has become an indispensable tool to veterinary practices all over the world. But what is plasma therapy and how did it come to be? In a veterinary context, at its simplest, plasma therapy involves administering plasma or plasma-based products to increase …
While the efficacy of plasma treatments has been long proven, they’re still only as effective as they are safe. With the highest possible level of safety and efficacy serving as our primary goal for each and every one of our products here at Plasvacc, we take great pride in adhering to the most stringent quality control and safety processes in …
Veterinarians and breeders depend on high-quality biological products to fight disease and save the lives of their patients. At Plasvacc Australia, we take pride in the procedures and methods we use to collect our hyperimmunised plasma because we know superior plasma products make for healthy animals and grateful practitioners. Our Equine, Canine and Camel plasma is collected from our carefully …
Think of camels and, odds are, your mind will drift to the far-off deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. You’d be forgiven, as the Camelus dromedarius or dromedary camel is thought to have originated in Arabia or Somalia. However, it is now believed that the largest wild dromedary camel population now resides right here in Australia. First introduced …
Here at Plasvacc, we’ve devoted decades to developing our donor management and collection processes in order to provide the safest, most effective licensed equine and canine plasma products possible. Plasvacc was started for the benefit of our very own animals, and it has been a tireless labour of love to create a product lineup that sets the bar for current …
Since its discovery in the late 1970s, canine parvovirus has been one of the leading causes of death in dogs due to its highly resilient, contagious, and aggressive nature. The fatality rate for puppies and unvaccinated dogs can be as high as 90% if left untreated. Parvovirus is easily transmitted through direct and indirect contact, is resistant to antivirals and …
Quality plasma products are an investment in the health and longevity of animals in your care. As veterinarians know, it is safer and less expensive to prevent an illness or infection, than to cure it after it has compromised a patient’s health. Plasvacc’s hyperimmunised plasma can help prevent common illnesses in dogs and horses, such as Parvovirus, Rhodococcus, Pancreatitis, and …
At Plasvacc, we provide veterinary biological products that help animals live longer, healthier lives. We started Plasvacc out of a passion for horses, dogs, and healthy, happy animals of all kinds. From our facility in beautiful Kalbar, Queensland and our sister ranch in Templeton, California, we collect and process Caniplas® and Equiplas® hyperimmunised plasma for the treatment of a variety …
