by anbadmin | May 12, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments
Initial vaccination must be done according to management and breeding programs on a specific farm. The following schedule can be changed to fit specific farm needs.
| Time of administration | Essential vaccines | Dose and route |
| 6 – 8 weeks before the breeding season | Rift Valley fever (inactivated) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 6 – 8 weeks before the breeding season | RVF (live vaccine) OR Clone 13 | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 7 – 14 days of age | Paratyphoid (1st inject) (live or inactivated vaccine) | 5 mℓ subcutaneously (live or inact) 10 mℓ subcutaneously (inact for cows) |
| 7 – 14 days of age | Heartwater blood (endemic areas) (0 – 21 days of age) | 3 mℓ intraveneously |
| 3 – 8 weeks of age | Paratyphoid (2nd inject) (Inactivated vaccine at 3 weeks of age) | 5 mℓ subcutaneously (live or inact) 10 mℓ subcutaneously (inact for cows) |
| 4 months of age | Contagious abortion S19 (heifers at 4 to 8 months) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 4 months of age | **Gall sickness (3 – 9 months) endemic areas | 1 mℓ intramuscularly |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Rift Valley fever (inactivated vaccine) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Clone 13 | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Rift Valley live | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Botulism/Blackquarter (2nd inject) | 5 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Botulism/Gasgangrene (2nd inject) | 5 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Doublesure | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 5 – 6 months of age or at weaning | Lumpy-skin disease | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | B Phemeral (Dairy cattle) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
Yearly or six monthly booster injections can be given. The following table is a practical example that can be changed to fit the local farming conditions.
| Time of administration | Essential vaccines | Dose and route |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | B Phemeral (Three-day stiff sickness) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | Lumpy skin disease | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | Rift Valley fever (Inactivated vaccine) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | Clone 13 | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Late winter, Early spring (Aug – Sept) | Rift Valley (Live) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Autumn or Early winter (April – June) | Blackquarter/Botulism | 5 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Autumn or Early winter (April – June) | Gasgangrene | 5 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Autumn or Early winter (April – June) | Anthrax | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Autumn or Early winter (April – June) | Botulism – (if combinations were not used) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
