Breeding animals is your passion and while this is an exciting and challenging process, improving the breed is most important both for you and your animals. Responsible cat and dog breeding includes a thorough understanding of parasites, and how best to protect against them. Protecting your horses from external pests also is important to maintaining the quality you expect for breeding success. For more information for breeders, go to www.akc.org.

Bayer Animal Health encourages you to explore these proven solutions for protecting your animals:

Advantage® stops biting fleas in three to five minutes, and starts killing fleas within an hour. Within 12 hours of initial application, 98-100 percent of all existing fleas on dogs and cats are dead. For fast relief for your favorite furry friend, see your veterinarian and ask for Advantage® flea control.

K9 Advantix® is a once-a-month topical flea, tick, and mosquito treatment for dogs and puppies 7 weeks of age and older. It repels and kills these pesky parasites, which helps reduce the transmission of infectious organisms that can cause disease. Nothing else offers this kind of protection.

Drontal® is a broad spectrum dewormer for cats and kittens 4 weeks of age and older and more than 1.5 lbs. A single dose effectively removes hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms from cats.

Drontal® Plus, and recently added Drontal® Plus Taste Tabs Broad spectrum dewormer for dogs and puppies 3 weeks of age and older. A single dose effectively removes hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms, and whipworms from dogs and puppies. Not for use in dogs weighing less than 2 lbs. or puppies less than 3 weeks of age. Do not use in pregnant animals.

Baytril® is a broad-spectrum anti-infective. Available in an injectable solution (dogs only), tablet form, and convenient taste tabs. Baytril® is designed for the management of bacterial pathogens in dogs and cats. Enrofloxacin is not recommended for dogs and cats sensitive to the family of drugs known as quinolones.

Legend® (hyaluronate sodium) is the joint disease therapy that helps stop acute damage before it becomes chronic. Legend is pure hyaluronate sodium, the same glycosaminoglycan present in normal joint fluid to protect and lubricate joint cartilage and soft tissues. Do not use in horses intended for food.

QuickBayt® controls nuisance flies in and around livestock facilities like dairies, poultry facilities and horse stables.

Marquis® is the first FDA-approved EPM treatment combining safety, efficacy and convenience. Do not use in horses intended for food.

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