Vaccine Guidelines
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| Disease/ Vaccine |
Foals/Weanlings | Yearlings/Adults | Broodmares | Performance Horses |
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Encephalomyelitis (EEE, WEE, Vee) |
From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. From non-vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 3-4 months, 2nd dose at 4-5 months. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccinations at 12 months. Adults: Annual vaccination. |
Annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | Annual Spring vaccination, vaccinate at 6 month intervals if traveling to endemic areas. |
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Tetanus Toxoid *Additional booster should be administered at time of penetrating wound or surgery if last dose not within 6 months |
From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. From non-vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 3-4 months, 2nd dose at 4-5 months. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccinations at 12 months. Adults: Annual vaccination. |
Annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | Annual vaccination |
| West Nile Virus | From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. From non-vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 3-4 months, 2nd dose at 4-5 months. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccinations at 12 months. Adults: Semi-annual vaccination. |
Semi-annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | Semi-annual vaccination |
| Influenza | From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. 3rd dose at 8 months. *If using intranasal vaccine, start 2 dose series at 9 months. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccinations at 12 months. Adults: Semi-annual vaccination. |
Semi-annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | At least semi-annual vaccination with vaccination every 3-4 months highly recommended. |
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Rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4) |
From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. 3rd dose at 8 months. From non-vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 3-4 months, 2nd dose at 4-5 months. 3rd dose at 5-6 months. |
Yearlings: Start with semi-annual vaccinations at 12 months. Adults: Semi-annual vaccination. |
EHV-1 vaccine at 5th, 7th and 9th months of gestation. EHV-1 and EHV-4 vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. |
At least semi-annual vaccination with vaccination every 3-4 months highly recommended. |
| Rabies | From vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose at 7 months. From non-vaccinated mares: 1st dose at 3-4 months, 2nd dose at 4-5 months. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccination at 12 months. Adults: Annual vaccination. |
Annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | Annual vaccination |
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Strangles *Optional - recommended at locations that have had previous outbreaks. |
Injectable: 1st dose at 4-6 months, 2nd dose at 5-7 months. Intranasal: 1st dose at 6 months, 2nd dose 3 weeks later. |
Yearlings: Start with annual vaccination at 12 months. Adults: Semi-annual vaccination. |
Semi-annual vaccination 4-6 weeks prior to foaling due date. | Semi-annual vaccination |
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Equine Viral Arteritis *21 day isolation period required after initial vaccination |
Intact colts intended to be breeding stallions: One dose at 6-12 months. Fillies: If needed, one dose at 6-12 months. |
Yearlings: Annual vaccination for colts intended for breeding stallions. | Annual vaccination if required for breeding or if breeding carrier stallion (isolate mares 21 days after breeding to carrier stallion.) | Annual vaccination for colts intended to be breeding stallion. |
*Additional optional vaccinations (Botulism, Potomac Horse Fever, Equine Protozoa Myeloencephalitis - EPM, and others) are available as needed.