Confirming a clinical diagnosis before deciding on treatment, monitoring and following up on the affected animal thanks to regular exams; so many benefits that account for the growing worldwide trend towards the use of diagnostic tools in the veterinary clinic.

With the Speed^TM range, Virbac already has a set of solutions to allow the practitioner to simply and rapidly detect infectious and parasitic disease in cattle and companion animals - very useful qualitative tests to ensure, for example, that a dog is not already infected before vaccinating it against leishmaniosis. The Speed Reader^TM analyzer goes further, enabling dosage based upon five biomarkers in the cat or dog. For example, faced with prostate problems in dogs, which affect 80% of those over 5 years of age, the veterinarian may measure a protein in the blood before deciding if an ultrasound examination is required, based upon the result.

These biomarker tests also provide the veterinarian with first-line solutions, with immediate, reliable responses that facilitate diagnosis, allowing for the adjustment of treatment according to the needs of the animal and, on a broader level, to better monitor its health status.

Three tests are dedicated to the diagnosis of the most common diseases found in animals, particularly in senior animals: hyper or hypothyroidism (Speed^TM T4), Cushing’s syndrome (Speed^TM Cortisol) and benign hyperplasia of the canine prostate (Speed^TM CPSE). A fourth test (Speed^TM cCRP) measures inflammation in dogs, the response to certain treatments, and allows for detection of complications after surgery. Lastly, Speed^TM Progesterone allows for better monitoring and management of animal reproduction by determining the optimal moment for breeding or insemination.

Available in France and Italy since 2017, Speed Reader^TM and the range of biomarker tests were offered to German veterinarians beginning in January 2018 and will gradually be offered on a worldwide level.

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