by anbadmin | May 12, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments
Initial vaccination can best be done according the management systems and breeding program of a specific stable. The following schedule can be changed to fit the specific stable conditions.
Time of administration | Essential vaccines | Dose and route |
Foals from susceptible mares at 2 weeks of age | Equine influenza | 2 mℓ intramuscularly |
Foals from susceptible mares at 1 month of age | African horsesickness | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
Foals from immune mares at 3 months of age | Equine influenza | 2 mℓ intramuscularly |
Foals from immune mares at 3 months of age | Tetanus | 1 mℓ intramuscularly |
5 months of age | Equine influenza | 2 mℓ intramuscularly |
5 months of age | Tetanus | 1 mℓ intramuscularly |
Foals from immune mares at 5 – 6 months of age (in high risk areas) and again in spring (Aug – Spring) | African horsesickness | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
8 months of age | Equine influenza | 2 mℓ intramuscularly |
Time of administration | Essential vaccines | Dose and route |
At 6 monthly at any time of the year | Equine influenza | 2 mℓ intramuscularly |
Annually during spring (Aug – Sept) Pregnant mares should be vaccinated 6 weeks before foaling | African horsesickness | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
12 months of age and then annually | Tetanus | 1 mℓ intramuscularly |