VACCINATION PROGRAM

 : MUST BE DONE (VERY IMPORTANT)

 : MAY BE DONE (IMPORTANT)

CALVES:
 7-10 days: Calf paratyphoid (S. typhimurium, S. Dublin, S.bovis
morbificans)
 3 weeks: Booster for Calf paratyphoid.
*Alternatively Calf paratyphoid can be administered to dry cows
 3-4 months: Coglavax® (Cl. perfringens A, B, C and D; Cl
novyi, septicum, tetani and chauvoei), or One shot ultra 7™ (Cl.
perfringens B, C and D; Cl chauvoei, septicum, novyi, sordellii)
*can be given earlier depending on risk
 4-8 months: Heifers: Contagious abortion; S19 strain or RB51
(can be used in cows and heifers older than 9 months)
 5-6 months: Bovishield® (Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
[IBR], parainfluenza type 3 [PI3], bovine viral diarrhoea [BVD],
bovine respiratory syncytial virus [BRSV] and L. canicola,
grippotyphosa, hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae and pomona) or
use Cattlemaster® (does not cover Leptospira)
*second dose of Bovishield® given 30 days pre-breeding. Can
be given to pregnant cows provided they were vaccinated pre-
breeding, otherwise vaccinate non-pregnant cows around 30
days post calving.

PRE-BREEDING
 Cattlemaster® / Bovishield®

PRECALVING
 Scourguard® (Rotavirus, Coronavirus, E. coli (twice, at six and
three weeks prior calving)
 Cattlemaster® / Bovishield®
 Annual/ seasonal vaccines shown in table below:

DISEASE RECOMMENDATIONS BEST TIME OF THE

YEAR TO
VACCINATE
 Botulism Two injections at an interval of From March to June
4-7 weeks, initial injection can
be given as early as three
months of age. Thereafter only
one injection annually
 Black leg Calves between 4 and 9 months From March to June
should receive two initial
injections 4 weeks apart.
Thereafter a single annual
injection.
 Anthrax Annually From March to June
 Lumpy skin Annually October to November
disease
 Three-day Annually From March to June
stiffness
sickness
(BEF)
 Rabies At 12 weeks or older, then Before rainy season
Annually
 Clostridial Two initial injections 4-6 weeks Before rainy season
infections apart. Thereafter single annual
(One shot injection.
ultra 7™ / *for Coglavax® pay attention to
Coglavax® ) protocol for vaccinating
pregnant cows.
 Rift valley Calves from immune cows can Before rainy season
fever be immunised effectively after 6
months of age. Annually.

*Combined vaccine for botulism, black leg and anthrax available