Environmentally friendly formulations for veterinary medicine

6. August 2025

Protecting farm animals and pets from parasites is a key part of modern veterinary medicine. Pour-on formulations, where a medication is applied directly to the skin or fur, are especially popular because they’re easy to use and stress-free.

However, any external application also carries the risk of accidentally contaminating the environment through rain, grooming, or direct contact. It is therefore crucial to carefully select the ingredients of formulations with regard to ecological compatibility and biodegradability without neglecting functional or qualitative aspects.

Big and small: challenges posed by different application scenarios

Whether farm animals or pets, large or small, pour-on or spot-on treatments always pose a potential risk of contamination of soil or water. When walking through the woods with man’s best friend or enjoying a cooling dip on a hot day, animals and their owners should not have to worry about whether the carrier oil in tick repellents is environmentally friendly.

In extensive grazing systems, such as in New Zealand or Argentina, drones and helicopters are even increasingly being used for pour-on application. Although this enables comprehensive treatment of livestock, it carries the risk of increased entry into the environment. Against this background, the environmental compatibility of carrier oils in particular is becoming increasingly important.

The responsible choice: MIGLYOL® and IMWITOR® from IOI Oleo

This is exactly where MIGLYOL® and IMWITOR® products from IOI Oleo come in. Our high-quality carrier oils based on vegetable raw materials offer decisive advantages:

  • Very good ecological compatibility with aquatic organisms, plants, and soil.

  • Rapid biodegradation through microbial and enzymatic conversion without harmful residues.
  • No bioaccumulation in animals or the environment.
  • Manufactured in accordance with strict EU GMP and US FDA standards, RSPO-certified supply chains, and awarded the EcoVadis Gold Rating.

Our MIGLYOL® and IMWITOR® portfolios correspond to high-quality, even edible oils and are therefore completely safe for both pets and livestock. Should they accidentally enter the environment, they are easily biodegradable.

The proven effectiveness of our products and their sustainable nature give both manufacturers and users the certainty that they have made a responsible choice – for animal health and environmental protection alike.

Would you like to learn more about specific recommendations and formulation options? We would be happy to provide you with a personal consultation.

You can find more information in our current flyer – feel free to contact us directly!

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Robert Radsziwill

Robert is the Business Development Manager for Functional Excipients in the Pharma Division of IOI Oleo GmbH. Prior to this role he held technical and commercial roles focusing raw materials used in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry for 13 years. In each position he leveraged his diploma degree in Business Chemistry earned at Westfälische Wilhelms-University to drive interdisciplinary projects and work as interface between commercial and technical decision makers. Understanding technical, commercial and regulatory drivers from ideation to successful project-completion is key for him. In his free time he enjoys guitar heavy music as well as cooking for and with family and friends.