Importance of Vaccination

The importance of Vaccination in animals :

• Veterinary vaccines have had, and continue to have, a major role in protecting animal health and public health, reducing animal suffering, enabling efficient production of food animals to feed the burgeoning human population, and greatly reducing the need for antibiotics to treat food and companion animals.
• Vaccinating animals helps in stimulating an immune response without causing the disease itself. This creates early exposure to disease-causing organisms, where the animals’ immune system is able to recall the infectious agent to which the animal is vaccinated.
• Vaccination helps provide for sustainable and economic stability for farmers and the communities they serve.
• When animals are not well cared for it leads to a reduced resistance to diseases and leads to the development of clinical diseases.   
• Don’t vaccinate animals, in poor health, poor body condition or stressed because the vaccine will not be effective. 
• They are efficient in preventing the transmission and spread of contagious animal diseases (zoonotic diseases) from animals to people and from animal to animal.
• A vaccine is a cost-effective method used in preventing animal diseases; they are generally safe, efficient and are associated with few severe side effects.
• They are good for long-term prevention because you get to avoid diseases and illness that may cost you more than what the vaccines cost.

Achievement of ASCAD Scheme w.e.f. 2017-18, 2018- 19, 2019-20, 2020-21

Sl. No.	Vaccine	2017 - 2018	2018 - 2019	2019 - 2020	2020 - 2021
		Achievement in Doses	Achievement in Doses	Achievement in Doses	Achievement in Doses
1	HS & BO	1,52,340	1,21,920	1,02,390	25,530
2	F1	22,35,200	25,36,100	25,79,800	4,97,600
3	R2B	6,27,300	6,65,500	5,79,600	1,55,400
4	ISD	20,85,500	21,41,700	22,04,400	6,34,600
5	ARV	11,988	12,500	17,254	6,780

Vaccinating animals also helps in reducing morbidity and mortality in farms and contribute to improving animal welfare.

VACCINATION SCHEDULE
POULTRY
LAYERS

Age	Name of Vaccine	Dose	Route
5-7th day	Lasota	-	I/R or I/O
14-16th day	I.B.D.	-	I/O or D/W
24-26th day	I.B.D. (booster)	-	D/W
30th day	Lasota (booster)	-	D/W
7th week	Fowl Pox	0.2 ml.	I/M
9th week	Deworming	-	-
10th week	R2B	0.5 ml.	I/M
15th week	Debeaking	-	D/W
17th week	Lasota	-	-

BROILERS

Age	Name of Vaccine	Dose	Route
3-5th day	Lasota	-	I/O or I/n
7-9th day	I.B.D.	-	I/O or D/W
16-18th day	I.B.D. (booster)	-	D/W
24-26th day	Lasota (booster)	-	D/W

Note : I/N – Intra Nasal; I/O – Intra Ocular; D/W – Drinking water; I/M – Intra Muscular

CATTLE

Sl. No.	Name of Vaccine	Species	Age	Dose	Route
1.	Foot & Mouth Disease Vaccine	Cattle Pigs, Sheep & Goat.	Primary vaccination at 4mts of age First vaccination 9 mts after primary vaccination. Re-vaccinate annually	2 ml. Sheep & Goat 1 vial.	I/m
2.	HS/BQ Combined Vaccine	Cattle	Primary vaccination at 6 months of age or above. Revaccination annually.	4 ml.	S/C

PIG

S Sl. No.	Name of Vaccine	Species	Age	Dose	Route
1.	Swine Fever vaccine	Pigs	Fattening pigs - a single dose at the age of 1-2 mts Breeding pigs - 1st vaccination at the age of 1-2 months. 2nd vaccination at 6 months after 1st vaccination. Revaccinate once a year.	1 ml	I/m or S/C

DOG

S Sl. No.	Name of Vaccine	Species	Age	Dose	Route
1.	Anti-Rabies vaccine	Dogs & other Domestic Animals	Prophylactic use at 3 months of age. Annual vaccination is recommended.	1 ml.	I/m or S/C

 

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