Vaccination schedule for farm animals
Following care should be taken to protect farm animals against contagious diseases:
- Be on the alert for signs of illness such as reduced feed intake fever, abnormal discharge or unusual behaviour. Consult the nearest veterinary aid centre for help if illness is suspected.
- Protect the animals against common diseases.
- In case of outbreak of acontagious disease, immediately segregate the sick, in-contact and healthy animals and take necessary measures.
- Conduct periodic tests for Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Johne’s disease, Mastitis etc. and deworm the animals regularly.
- Examine the faeces of adult animals to detect eggs of internal parasites and treat the animals with suitable drugs. Wash the animals from time to time to promote sanitation.
Vaccination Programme for Farm Animals
S. N. |
Name of disease |
Type of vaccine |
Type of vaccination |
Duration of immunity |
Remarks |
1 |
Anthrax
(Gorhi) |
Spore vaccine | Once in an year Premonsoon vaccination | One season | - |
2 |
Black Quarter (Sujab) | Killed vaccine | Once in an year Premonsoon vaccination | One season | - |
3 |
Haemorrhagic Septicemia (Galghotu) | Ocladjuvant vaccine | Once in an year Premonsoon vaccination | One season | - |
4 |
Brucellosis (Contagious abortion) | Cotton
Strain 19 (live bacteria) |
At about 6 months of age | 3 or 4 calvings | To be done only in infected herds. |
5 |
Foot and Mouth disease (Mukhar) | Polyvalent tissue culture vaccine | At about 6 months of age with booster does 4 months later | One season | Vaccination to be repeated every year in Oct/Nov. |
6 |
Rinderpest (Mata) |
Lapinised
avinised Vaccine for exotic and crossbred cattle, caprinised vaccine for Zebu cattle. |
At about 6 months of age | Life long | Repeat after 3 to 4 years. |
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