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Allflex Livestock Intelligence Brings Simplicity and Safety to Tag Application. New UTT3S applicator features ergonomic design for usability and animal comfort. Merck Animal Health and Allflex Livestock Intelligence recently announced the availability of a new UTT3S ear tag applicator – the first advancement in applicators in more than ten years. The new applicator brings much needed simplicity, ergonomics, and safety to animal ear tag and device applications.

“Tagging cattle is such a routine part of livestock operations. We want to bring producers a way to simplify device application and make it ergonomically friendly for almost any adult,” said Scott Holt, Associate Director MarketingIdentification, Allflex Livestock Intelligence. “The UTT3S is much easier and more comfortable for handlers to use and maximizes animal comfort and welfare while devices are applied.”

The new applicator offers the following benefits over existing applicators: • Simple and convenient. The UTT3S is a lightweight applicator with an easy squeeze mechanism that requires very little force to apply devices. A spare pin is conveniently located in the handle of the applicator, ensuring a pin is always easily accessible during application. • Smart, versatile design. The UTT3S allows operators to attach two piece visual ID, electronic ID, and monitoring devices to cattle, and the design enables long term use in the harshest farm environments. • Smooth and safe for handlers and animals alike. The combination of enhanced safety features and low application force protects users’ hands and enables comfortable device application even when handling multiple animals. The innovative design provides fast and quiet application for maximum animal comfort and user safety.

The UTT3S applicator can be used to apply Allflex two piece ear tags, including Allflex two piece visual identification tags (VID), Allflex two piece electronic identification tags (EID), and Allflex monitoring ear tags for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, and swine. It is not compatible with piglet tags, lightweight EID button tags, AXA tags, or one piece tags.

For more information on the UTT3S applicator, go to www.allflexusa.com.

Merck Animal Health Awards 18 Future Bovine Veterinarians with $90,000 in Scholarships. Merck Animal Health has awarded $90,000 in scholarships to 18 bovine veterinary students based on their academic achievements, career goals, work experience, and interest in veterinary medicine. Selected students received their American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award and a $5,000 scholarship at this year’s 2021 AABP Annual Conference, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 7-9.

“At Merck Animal Health, we are passionate about equipping the next generation of veterinarians with the tools and resources to succeed,” stated Justin Welsh, D.V.M., executive director of livestock technical services, Merck Animal Health. “These 18 students exemplify what the future of veterinary medicine needs: leadership, ambition, and a devotion to continuously elevating and improving animal health and well being.”

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individuals who will soon join our field, and this year’s group of students is no exception,” said AABP executive director Fred Gingrich II, D.V.M. “We’re incredibly grateful to Merck Animal Health for its continued partnership as we support the next generation of bovine veterinarians.”

The scholarships are available to student members of AABP in their second or third year of school who are interested in beef and/or dairy veterinary medicine.

About Merck Animal Health. For over 130 years, Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., is the global animal health business unit of Merck. Through its commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, Merck Animal Health offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners, and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as an extensive suite of connected technology that includes identification, traceability, and monitoring products. Merck Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them. It invests extensively in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. Merck Animal Health is present in more than 50 countries, while its products are available in some 150 markets. For more information, visit www.merck-animalhealth.com.