VACCINATION Schedules for All Animals

VACCINATION Schedules for All Animals

VACCINATION – General Principles and Schedules;

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate adaptive immunity to a disease.

General Principles of Vaccination

Vaccination involves the administration of antigen to stimulate the immune system to produce specific antibodies against viral, bacterial, and protozoan disease. Vaccination program should be based on the following considerations:

·         Diseases prevalent in the area of operation Risk of exposure.

·         Immune status of parent stocks.

·         Cost of acquisition and administration of vaccines Herd/Flock placement programs

·         Availability of specific vaccines

·         Cost benefit ratio associated with vaccination taking into account the risk of infection and financial losses from disease.

·         The ideal vaccine would be safe, effective on challenge, and have no undesirable side effects.

Vaccination Schedule for Cattle/Buffalo

Disease	Vaccine	Time for vaccination	Dose rate
Haemorrhagic	HS (VRI)	May/June and	5 ml / 300 kg
Septicemia (HS)		November/December
	HS (NIAB)	Before rainy season	3 ml (large animal)
			2 ml (small animal)
Black Quarter	BQ	March/April	5-10 ml
Anthrax	Anthrax	August	1 ml
Rinderpest	Rinderpest	1st injection at 6 mo & 2nd at	1 ml
		2 yrs of age
FMD	FMD (VRI)	February/March and	1 ml / 100 kg
		September/October
	FMD (Marial)	At start of winter season	3 ml (large animal)
			2 ml (small animal)
Rabies	Rabies	Post exposure	32 ml daily for 14
			Days
Vaccination Schedule for Sheep/Goat

Disease	Vaccine	Time for vaccination	Dose rate
Enterotoxemia	Enterotoxemia	January and July	2-3 ml
Anthrax	Anthrax	February or Rainy season	0.5 ml
Sheep Pox / Goat	Sheep Pox / Goat	March and September	1 ml S/C or
Pox	Pox		0.5 ml IM
FMD	FMD	February and August	1-3 ml S/C
Pleuro-pneumonia	Pleuro-pneumonia	October/November	1 ml S/C
Rabies	Rabies	Post exposure	10 ml daily for 7 days

Vaccination Schedule for Dogs

Age	Vaccination
6-8 week	Hexa dog (CD, canine hepatitis, parvovirus,
	leptospirosis (two types), parainfluenza)
9-12 week	Booster dose of hexa dog
12 + week	Rabies vaccination
13-16 week	Repeat hexa dog + rabies vaccination
Repeat it annually

Vaccination Schedule for Cats

Age	Vaccination
8 week	Falovac® (Feline rhinotrachitis, feline panleukopenia,
	feline calcivirus)
12 week	Repeat Falovac®
16 week	Rabies + booster of Falovac®

Rabies Vaccination

Pre exposure: Duramine^® Trimune^®

Post-exposure: Rabicin^® Rabvec^® Nobivac^®, Eravac^®

Brand Names of Vaccines and Companies

Injection: Duramine^® 1 ml vial (S/C) Fortdige Company

Injection: Rabicin or Rabvec^® 1ml or 10 ml vial (S/C) Ghazi Brother Company

Injection: Falovac^® 1 ml vial (S/C)

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