by anbadmin | May 12, 2015 | Blog |
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 |
| 9 weeks before breeding season | Bluetongue (ewes) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously (ABC vaccines 3 weeks apart) |
| Just after the breeding season | Bluetongue (rams) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously (ABC vaccines 3 weeks apart) |
| At 6 months | Bluetongue | 1 mℓ subcutaneously (ABC vaccines 3 weeks apart) |
| 4 – 6 weeks before breeding season | Rift Valley fever (live vaccine) OR Clone 13 | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 4 – 6 weeks before breeding season | Chlamysure (Chlamydia) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 2 – 4 weeks before the lambing season | Blue udder (2nd inject) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 2 – 4 weeks before the lambing season | Tetanus (2nd inject) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 2 – 4 weeks before the lambing season | Lamb dysentery (2nd inject) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 2 – 4 weeks before the lambing season | Escherichia coli | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| From 2 weeks of age | Heartwater blood (0 – 21 days of age) | 3 mℓ intraveneously |
| Before weaning (4 – 5 months of age) | Brucella Rev. 1 (rams) | 2 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Before weaning (4 – 5 months of age) | Enterotoxaemia (1st inject) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| At 6 months | Enterotoxaemia (2nd Inject) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| At 6 months | Rift Valley fever (live vaccine) OR Clone 13 | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
Yearly or six monthly booster injections can be given in an annual breeding program. The following table is a practical example and could be changed to fit local circumstances.
| Time of administration | Essential vaccines | Dose and route |
| Late winter – Early Spring (Aug – Sept) | Bluetongue | 1 mℓ subcutaneously (3 vaccines 3 weeks apart) |
| Late winter – Early Spring (Aug – Sept) | Enterotoxaemia (pulpy kidney) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| Autumn (April – May) 4 – 6 weeks before stress and risk periods | Anthrax | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| 4 – 6 weeks before the breeding season | Chlamysure (Chlamydia) | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
| ± 4 weeks before shearing | Anthrax | 1 mℓ subcutaneously |
