Bluetongue Vaccine Price Discounted

Defra has today announced that its remaining Bluetongue vaccine stocks will be discounted by 50%, effective from Thursday 7 May.

It is expected that this discount will be passed on throughout the supply chain, which means that the end price of vaccine could be expected to fall from its current price of around 66-79p per ml plus VAT, to 33p-39p per ml plus VAT.

The remaining Merial vaccine, in 100ml bottles, is being reduced to encourage uptake and reduce taxpayer liability before it expires later in the year.

Farmers wishing to order vaccine should speak to their vet as soon as possible.