1月多数疫苗品种批签发均同比下降，兽药VPI指数连续3个月环比下行：动保行业1月跟踪报告

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommendation" rating for the veterinary medicine industry, expecting the industry index to outperform the benchmark index by more than 5% in the next 3-6 months [80]. Core Insights - In January, the majority of vaccine varieties saw a year-on-year decline in batch approvals, with the Veterinary Product Index (VPI) dropping 1.8% month-on-month, marking three consecutive months of decline [2][3]. - The report highlights that the overall performance of the animal vaccine and veterinary medicine sector has been affected by high base effects from the previous year, low breeding sentiment, and the timing of the Spring Festival impacting stocking rhythms [10][57]. - The report emphasizes the importance of innovation in driving performance, noting that companies demonstrating product, marketing, or capital operation innovations have shown better financial results [71][72]. Summary by Sections Vaccine Batch Approvals - In January, most vaccine products experienced a year-on-year decline in batch approvals. For pig vaccines, the majority saw declines, with only pseudorabies and blue ear vaccines showing increases of 13.1% and 30.2%, respectively. Other vaccines like foot-and-mouth disease and porcine circovirus vaccines saw declines ranging from 20% to 50% [9][10]. - In the poultry vaccine segment, the H5N1 trivalent vaccine and Marek's vaccine saw declines of 13.8% and 25.9%, respectively, while the newcastle disease vaccine remained flat [9][10]. Veterinary Raw Materials - The VPI index averaged 66.16 in January, down 1.8% from December, with a continued downward trend observed in the prices of most raw materials. For instance, the price of florfenicol dropped by 4.5% month-on-month, while amoxicillin saw a slight increase of 0.7% [57][58]. - Year-on-year comparisons show that while some products like tylosin and tilmicosin have seen significant price increases, amoxicillin has dropped by 28.8% [58][57]. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on undervalued companies with improvement logic, highlighting that the ongoing industry competition has led to a market environment where only innovative companies are likely to thrive. Recommended companies include Zhongmu Co., Ltd., Reap Bio, and others [71][73].