AGRICULTURE NEWS - A new needle-free injection system, which uses pneumatic technology and thereby reduces animal handling and stress during the administering of vaccinations to sheep and goats, has been tested in the US.

Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Service Center in San Angelo have been carrying out research into the new innovative use of technology to fight diseases prevalent in the sheep and goat industries, including newer and more efficient methods of vaccination.

Using a pneumatic gun to administer vaccines, the tests showed that it took fewer than 20 minutes to vaccinate 200 ewes, a process that would traditionally take hours using a needle system, according to a statement by AgriLife Research.

The new needle-free injection system was a quick, low-stress way of vaccinating sheep, AgriLife Extension associate Jake Thorne said.

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