Vaccinations for Horses

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Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 03:54

TETANUS:

1.  Initial Vaccination:         Two (2) vaccinations 4 weeks apart from 3 months of age.
2.  First Booster:                A third vaccination one (1) year later.
3.  Boosters:                      Every 5 Years. If you are unsure when last vaccination was -you can go earlier

You can start vaccinations from 3 months of age.

STRANGLES:

1. Initial Vaccination:       Three (3) vaccinations 2 weeks apart from 3 months of age.
2. Boosters:                      Every year a single vaccination

You can start vaccinations from 3 months of age.

Consider 6 monthly boosters in high chanllange environments.

 TETANUS, STRANGLES COMBINED (2 in 1): 

1. Initial Vaccination:         2 in 1 vaccination.
2. 2nd Vaccination            strangles vaccination 2 weeks later.
3. 3rd Vaccination             2 in 1 vaccination 2 weeks later.
4. First Booster:                 2 in 1 vaccination one (1) year later.
5. Boosters:                       2 in 1 every  year.

You can start all vaccinations from 3 months of age.

Consider 6 monthly boosters of Strangles in high chanllange environments.

SALMONELLA: 

1. Mares,(Unvaccinated)           Two (2) vaccinations one (1) month apart, final dose 6weeks before foaling
2. Mares, (Vaccinated)              One (1) vaccination 6 weeks before foaling.
3. Mares (Unvaccinated & not in foal)           Two (2) vaccinations one (1) apart before mating

DUVAXYN EHV 1, 4. (HERPES):

For Respiratory Disease

1. Initial Vaccination            Two (2) vaccinations 4 to 6 weeks apart from 5 months of Age. .
2. Boosters                           Every six (6) months

For Abortion Control

1. Previously vaccinated horses at five (5), seven (7) and  nine (9) months of pregnancy.

You can start from 5 months of age