Kavault® is a First-In-Class Antibiotic

February 3, 2016 — 

Kavault®, a new swine product from Elanco Animal Health, represents a first-in-class, animal use-only antibiotic for reduction in incidence and overall severity of diarrhea in the presence of pathogenic Escherichia coli in groups of weaned pigs (http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/EnvironmentalAssessments/UCM449432.pdf). Kavault is an orthosomycin antibiotic, which is a new class of antibiotics in the US market for animal use only (not medically important). Administered under a veterinary feed directive (VFD), Kavault is a solution for pigs up to 14 weeks of age. Fed continuously for 21 to 42 days based on clinical assessment, Kavault is administered to pigs at risk of developing, but not yet showing clinical signs of, diarrhea. Kavault features a zero-day withdrawal period. [Source: Elanco Press Release, January 25, 2016]