Disease |
Vaccine |
Vaccination Timing |
Unvaccinated Weaner Lamb |
Booster Dose |
Notes |
Clostridial Diseases:
- Pulpy Kidney (Enterotoxaemia)
- Tetanus
- Black Disease
- Black Leg
- Malignant Oedema
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Killed Clostridial Vaccine
- Glanvac 6in1 (Plus CLA Protection)
- Ultravac 5in1
- Glanvac 3in1 (Only Pulpy Kidney, Tetanus plus CLA Protection)
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Best Practice Protection begins as a newborn lamb through colostrum from a vaccinated mother
Vaccinated Ewe - Annual Booster Dose
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Lamb - 2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: Lamb age greater than 3 weeks, at Marking
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks later at Weaning
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2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: Immediately
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks later
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Annually
Ewes
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Rams
Timing: 4 weeks prior to joining
Hoggest & Wethers
Timing: 2 weeks prior to high risk season
Pulpy Kidney requires this to be prior to time of maximum risk
(i.e. introduction to lush pasture of grain)
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- Essential in all areas
- Clostridial diseases can affect all sheep
- Subcutaneous injection
- Zoetis vaccines are 1mL dose & can be used within 30 days of opening with label instructions are followed
- Glanvac can be co-administered with Eryvac
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Cheesy Gland / CLA (Caseous lymphadenitis) |
Killed Vaccine
- Glanvac 6in1 (Plus 5 Clostridial Disease Protection)
- Glanvac 3in1 (Plus Pulpy Kidney & Tetanus Protection)
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Best Practice Protection begins as a newborn lamb through colostrum from a Glanvac vaccinated mother
Vaccinated Ewe - Annual Booster Dose
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Lamb - 2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: Lamb age greater than 3 weeks, at Marking
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks later at Weaning
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2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: 8 weeks prior to joining
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks prior to joining
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Annually
Ewes
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Rams
Timing: 4 weeks prior to joining
Hoggest & Wethers
Timing: Within 6 months of Shearing
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- Essential in all areas
- CLA can affect all sheep
- Subcutaneous injection
- Zoetis vaccines are 1mL dose & can be used within 30 days of opening with label instructions are followed
- Glanvac can be co-administered with Eryvac
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Erysipelas arthritis (polyarthritis) |
Killed Vaccine
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Best Practice Protection begins as a newborn lamb through colostrum from a Eryvac vaccinated mother
Vaccinated Ewe - Annual Booster Dose
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Lamb - 2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: Lamb age greater than 3 weeks, at Marking
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks later at Weaning
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2 Doses are required
1st Dose
Timing: 8 weeks prior to joining
2nd Dose
Timing: 4 weeks prior to joining
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Annually
Ewes
Timing: 4 weeks prior to lambing
Rams
Timing: 4 weeks prior to joining
Hoggest & Wethers
Timing: Anytime
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- Essential in Erysipelas arthritis areas
- Erysipelas arthritis can affect all sheep
- Subcutaneous injection
- Zoetis vaccines are 1mL dose & can be used within 30 days of opening with label instructions are followed
- Eryvac can be co-administered with Glanvac
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Scabby Mouth |
Live Vaccine
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Best Practice Protection begins as a lamb
A Single Dose is required to begin protection
Lamb
Timing: at Marking
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Timing: Anytime |
Scabigard vaccine has been shown to provide effective protection against re-infection for 12 months. |
- Recommended in all sheep areas unless no disease has been seen
- Scabby Mouth can affect all sheep
- Scabigard vaccine is administered through a dermal scratch
- To monitor successful vaccination - 10 days later check for a vaccine 'take' (scab)
- Dose is 0.02mL
- WHS risk - Scabby Mouth is a zoonotic disease
- Live vaccine - wear gloves when vaccinating
- Avoid within 6-8 weeks of shearing due to risk of human exposure
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Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) |
Killed Vaccine
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Best Practice Protection begins as a lamb between 4-16 weeks of age
A Single Dose is required for LIFE LONG PROTECTION
Lamb
Timing: at Marking
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Timing: Anytime |
Not Required |
- Essential in OJD areas
- OJD can affect all sheep
- Subcutaneous injection
- Zoetis vaccines are 1mL dose & can be used within 30 days of opening with label instructions are followed
- WHS risk - restrain lamb/sheep before administration
- ensure all precaution is taken to avoid human injection
- a Gudair Sekurus 1mL vaccinator is recommended
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