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Vaccination Schedule in Sheep and Goat:
Prevention of disease plays a major role in increasing profitability in a sheep or goat farm. Vaccination against infectious diseases is an important component of health management.
Vaccination schedule for Sheep:-
| Disease | Age and booster doses | Route | Remarks |
| Foot and mouth disease | 6-8 weeks;repeat every 6-9 months | s/c or i/m depending on the vaccine | |
| Hemorrhagic Septicaemia | 3-4 months;repeat annually | 1 ml s/c | May/ June |
| Sheep pox | 3 months | s/c | |
| Tetanus | Tetanus toxoid | 0.5 – 1 ml s/c or i/m | |
| Anthrax | 4-6 months; repeat annually | 0.5 ml s/c at tail fold | In endemic areas only |
| Enterotoxaemia | 3-4 months, repeat after 15 days and then annually. | 2.5 ml s/c | First two doses before august |
Vaccination schedule for Goats:-
| Disease | Age and booster doses | Route | Remarks |
| Foot and mouth disease | 6-8 weeks,repeat every 6-9 months | s/c or i/m depending on the vaccine | |
| Enterotoxaemia | 3-4 months, repeat after 15 days and then annually. | 2.5 ml s/c | First two doses before august |
| Hemorrhagic Septicaemia | 3-4 months,, repeat annually | 1ml s/c | May/June |
| Anthrax | 4-6 months, repeat annually | 0.5 ml s/c at tail fold | In endemic areas only |
| Tetanus | 3-4 months, repeat at 6 months and then annually | 0.5 – 1 ml s/c or i/m |
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