Initial vaccinalion can best be done according
to the management system and breeding program of a specific
farm.
The following schedule can be changed to fit the specific
farming condilions. |
| Time of administration |
Essential vaccines |
Additional vaccines |
Dose and route |
| August to October: 9 weeks before the mating
season |
Bluetongue (ewes) |
|
1 ml subcutaneously
(A, B &C 3 weeks apart) |
| Just after mating season |
Bluetongue (rams) |
|
1 ml subcutaneously
(A, B &C 3 weeks apart) |
| Spring: 4 to 6 weeks before the mating
season |
Rift Valley fever
(live vaccine)
Enzootic abortion (Chlamydia) |
Gas gangrene (rams) |
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
| 6 to 10 weeks before the lambing season |
|
Blue Udder (1 st inject.)
Tetanus (1 st inject.)
Lamb dysentery (1 st inject.) |
2 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
| 2 to 4 weeks before the lambing season |
|
Blue Udder (2 nd inject.)
Tetanus (2 nd inject.)
Lamb dysentery (2 nd inject.] Escherichia coli |
2 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml intramuscularly |
| From 2 weeks of age |
Heartwater blood
(0-21 days of age) (Endemic areas) |
Pasteurella (1 st inject.)
C. pyogenes
C. Ovis |
3 ml intraveneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
| At 4 to 6 weeks of age |
|
Pasteurella (2 nd inject.) |
2 ml subcutaneously |
Before weaning
(4 to 5 months of age) |
Brucella Rev 1 (rams) Pulpy Kidney (1 st
inject.) |
Botulism (1 st inject.)
Gas gangrene (1 st inject.)
Pasteurella (3 rd inject.)
Redgut (1 st inject.)
Redgut (2 nd inject.) 4 weeks later |
2 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
At weaning
(6 months of age) |
Bluetongue Pulpy Kidney (2 nd inject.)
Rift Valley fever (live vaccine) |
Botulism (2 nd inject.)
Anthrax
Gas gangrene (2 nd inject.) Swelled head (rams) |
1 ml subcutaneously
(A, B and C, 3 weeks apart)
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
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 |
Additional vaccines |
Dose and route |
Late winter-Early Spring
(August to September)
4 to 6 weeks before stress and risk periods |
Bluetongue
Pulpy kidney |
C. ovi's
C. pyogenes
Rift Valley fever |
1 mlsubcutaneously
(A B&C 3 weeks apart)
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously
5 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously (live)
or
2 ml subcutaneously (inactivated) |
Autumn (April to May)
4 to 6 weeks before stress and risk periods |
|
Botulism
C. pyogenes
Pasteurella |
1 ml subcutaneously
5 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
| 4 to 6 weeks before the breeding season |
Enzootic abortion (Chlamydia) |
|
1 ml subcutaneously |
| 2 to 4 weeks before the lambing season |
|
Blue Udder
Tetanus
Escherichia coli |
2 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
| ± 4 weeks before shearing |
Anthrax |
Black quarter
C.ovi's |
1 ml subcutaneously
1 ml subcutaneously
2 ml subcutaneously |
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