Vaccinations
Sheep owners can prevent the economic losses from certain diseases by using a planned vaccination program. For diseases likely to occur each year, sheep need to be vaccinated routinely. For diseases that are serious, but only occur in certain circumstances, vaccination can be a form of insurance. This Agfact details vaccination programs available to prevent several sheep diseases. However, producers should consult their local veterinarian to ensure that a correct diagnosis has been made and to fine tune the vaccination program to suit their property management routine.
WHY VACCINATE?
Sheep are vaccinated to protect against some of the common serious infectious diseases. Vaccination stimulates the body’s defense system to build immunity to a particular disease, by exposing sheep to either the live organism presented in a safe form (e.g. scabby mouth or anthrax vaccines), or to a killed or inactivated organism or part of an organism (e.g. the clostridia vaccines).
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Sl no.
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Disease
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trade name & presentation companies
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Dose
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remarks
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Primary Vaccination
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| 1 |
HaemorrahagicSepticaemia(HS) |
At the age of 3 months & above |
IAH & VB, Bangalore; Raksha HS vaccine or HS vaccine(100ml)Indian Immulogicals Intervet |
2mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in 6 months |
| 2 |
Enterotoxaemia(ET) |
3 months and above if doe is vaccinated or at 1 week if doe is not vaccinated { booster dose after 15 days} |
IAH & VB, Bangalore;raksha ETvaccine or E tv type C & D, multicompaonent ET vaccine vaccine(100ml)Indian Immulogicals Intervet |
2mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in 6 months |
| 3 |
Foot and mouth disease(FMD) |
3 months and above |
IAH & VB, Bangalore;raksha FMD/raksha OVAC/Clovax(50 & 100 ml) |
1mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in 6 months |
| 4 |
Peste des petitis ruminants(PPR) |
3 months and above |
IAH & VB, Bangalore;tissue culture ppr vaccine(IVRI) |
1mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in a year |
| 5 |
Sheep Pox |
6 months and above |
IAH & VB, Bangalore;raksha sheep pox vaccine(50 ml), Indian immulogicals intervet |
1mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary |
| 6 |
Goat Pox |
3 months and above |
goat pox vaccine(IVRI) |
(Tail web); 1mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in a year |
| 7 |
Blue Tongue |
3 months & above |
IAH& VB, Bangalore |
(Tail web); 3mls/c |
regular vaccination is necessary, once in a year |
| 8 |
Tetanus |
3 months & above |
IAH& VB, Bangalore |
1mls/c |
1 course, repeat every year |
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