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Importance
Types
Available Vaccines
Prioritization
Vaccination Chart
Care & Tips
FAQ’s
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Compiled by :
Dr.ASHOK KUMAR VALUPADASU
Asst.Director - V&AH Dept., Govt of Telangana
Certified Livestock Advisor –Sheep (MANAGE)
8500404016 / grass2meat@gmail.com
Sheep & Goats frequently suffer with infectious diseases under many
predisposing reasons.
The best way to deal with infectious diseases is to prevent them from occurring
PHC means taking a medicine or care before the disease develops, which helps
in prevention and control of disease
o Attenuated
o Freeze dried
o Dilution/reconstitution required
o Low virulent
o more fragile
o requires careful handling
o requires a single dose for achieving full immunity.
2. Killed Vaccines : Almost all Bacterial Vaccines are killed & inactivated
Vaccines
a. Inactivated Bacteria
Ex :HS, ET
b. Inactive Toxins of Bacteria ie Toxoids
Ex : TT
o Inactivated
o Ready to use type
o No dilution / reconstitution required
o requires a booster dose, 14 days after primary
vaccination for achieving full immunity
Available Vaccines
In India, Vaccines are not available for all diseases of Sheep & Goats
Viral Vaccines available for the diseases of Sheep & Goat are
o PPR
o Pox
o Blue tongue
o FMD
Bacterial Vaccines available for the diseases Sheep & Goats are
o ET
o HS
o Tetanus
o Brucellosis
o Anthrax
Prioritisation
Vaccination prioritisation depends only
Vaccination Chart
There is no general or seasonal vaccination chart to be followed
Available schedule / Calendar of Vaccination is just suggestive and is to
understand about type of Vaccines, route of administration and interval of
Vaccination
Vaccine to be
Month Route Repeat time
applied
PPR S/C 3 Years
January Annually or as per
Pox I/D
manufacturer
April HS & ET S/C 6 months
BT S/C Annually
July
FMD I/M As per manufacturer
day of birth TT I/M Annually
Anthrax & Brucellosis Vaccination As per local Vet advise
Note : Manufacturers instructions are to be followed with reg to Age, Site
of inoculation, dose and repetition
Care & Tips
( for effective Vaccination )
Pre-Vaccination:
During Vaccination :
13. Ensure shade for reconstituted Vaccine also
14. Vaccinate S/G during early morning cool hours only
15. Ensure cold chain from first to last inoculation
16. Follow route of administration as indicated.
Generally most Vaccines are injected by
SC method only. Few are by I/Dermal
& by IM
For Subcutaneous injection
:Caudolateral neck region is preferred
or behind the elbow over the ribs or
at flank region as shown in pic
Do not administer Vaccines over the
loin or hindquarters
17. Use prescribed size & length
needles only. Length of
needle should not be more
than 0.5 inch
18. Keep changing needles&
syringes for every 20-25 S/G
44. 14 days after vaccination observe at site of Vaccine for any lesion.
Effective application of Vaccine indicates
9. If Pox lesions/takes do not appear under I/D ear inoculations of Pox vaccine,
should vaccine be inoculated again ?
Ans : Yes. If Pox lesions/takes do not appear in not less than 65% of flock
between 7-21 days post vaccination, Vaccine is to be applied again