The ruminant vaccines market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, the market size of ruminant vaccines has experienced considerable growth. The market is projected to expand from $2.98 billion in 2024 to $3.19 billion in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%.
The remarkable growth during the historic period can be traced back to factors such as an upsurge in livestock populations, increasing incidence of zoonotic diseases, governmental efforts towards disease eradication, a surge in demand for animal protein, and a heightened awareness about animal health.
The ruminant vaccines market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size of ruminant vaccines is projected to experience robust growth in the coming years, reaching a worth of $4.13 billion in 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%.
The anticipated growth during the forecasted period can be credited to increasing investments in R&D, the enlargement and modernization of veterinary clinics and hospitals, a rise in the consumption of dairy and meat products, a heightened emphasis on preventative animal healthcare, along with the globalization of livestock commerce. High-priority trends expected in the forecast period involve the adoption of recombinant and DNA vaccines, innovative applications of autogenous vaccines, a growing interest in the development of thermostable vaccines, the inclusion of AI in creating vaccines, and the employment of nanotechnology in vaccine distribution.
The growth of the ruminant vaccines market is projected to accelerate due to increasing demand for livestock products. These products, which are derived from domesticated animals, include items such as meat, milk, eggs, wool, leather, and by-products like gelatin and animal fats. The increasing demand for these goods is influenced by factors like shifting diet preferences, expanded customer accessibility, improved affordability, economic progression, and changing lifestyle trends. Ruminant vaccines boost livestock production by improving the health of animals, preventing disease epidemics, enhancing productivity, increasing feed efficiency, and guaranteeing a stable and sustainable meat, milk, and other by-products supply. A recent report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a government department based in the UK, revealed that in 2022, the total livestock output was $25.05 billion, rising by $3.50 billion (16%) from 2021. Hence, the increasing demand for livestock products is fuelling the growth of the ruminant vaccines market.
The ruminant vaccines market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Vaccine Type: Inactivated Vaccines, Attenuated Or Modified Live Vaccines, Other Vaccine Types
2) By Indication: Bovine Respiratory Diseases (BRD), Diarrhea Or Scours, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), Clostridial Diseases, Leptospirosis, Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Infection, Other Indication
3) By Route Of Administration: Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, Intranasal, Oral
4) By Application: Cattle, Sheep, Other Applications
5) By End-User: Veterinary Hospitals And Clinics, Livestock Farms, Research Institutes
Subsegments:
1) By Inactivated Vaccines: Killed Virus Vaccines, Bacterial Inactivated Vaccines, Subunit Vaccines
2) By Attenuated or Modified Live Vaccines: Live Attenuated Virus Vaccines, Live Bacterial Vaccines, Recombinant Live Vaccines
3) By Other Vaccine Types: DNA Vaccines, mRNA Vaccines, Viral Vector Vaccines
Major operations in the ruminant vaccines market are laser-focused on creating ground-breaking products to offer strong protection against bluetongue virus serotype 3. These products include the bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 3 vaccine which aims to lessen death rates, clinical symptoms, and virus transmission in livestock. This immunization, specifically designed for ruminants like cattle and sheep, safeguards them from the bluetongue disease caused by the bluetongue virus serotype 3. A notable example of this is the May 2024 introduction of Bultavo 3 by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, a biopharmaceutical firm based in Germany. This addition to the ruminant vaccines portfolio is an inactive vaccine that secures protection against bluetongue virus serotype 3, substantially minimizing the virus's presence in the bloodstream and preventing both mortality and clinical symptoms. Emergence of this vaccine catered to the immediate need for a BTV-3 vaccine following recent outbreaks, resulting in the reduction of livestock health damage and economic losses experienced by farmers.
Major companies operating in the ruminant vaccines market are:
• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
• Zoetis Inc.
• Merck & Co. Inc.
• Elanco Animal Health Inc.
• Ceva Santé Animale
• Virbac
• Phibro Animal Health Corporation
• Vetoquinol S.A.
• Indian Immunologicals Ltd.
• Anicon Labor GmbH (SAN Group)
• IDT Biologika GmbH
• Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd.
• Vaxxinova International B.V.
• Biogenesis Bagó S.A
• CZ Vaccines
• Hester Biosciences Limited
• Choong Ang Vaccine Laboratories Co. Ltd.
• Hipra Corporations
• VETVACO National Veterinary Joint Stock Company
• Kyoto Biken Laboratories Inc.
• Fatro Spa
North America was the largest region in the ruminant vaccines market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the ruminant vaccines market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.