Vaccines

BEVS offers full service diagnostic lameness exams onsite or at the clinic. In most cases a lameness exam is the most beneficial way of identifying a specific area of discomfort. During a lameness exam the patient is evaluated at different gaits and in the case of horses sometimes under saddle, when warranted.  Once the patient’s normal movement has been assessed the veterinarian will likely perform flexion tests to further confirm a diagnosis. A flexion test is a procedure where joints are held in a flexed position for upwards of one minute or more before a patient is asked to move forward and away from the veterinarian at an increased speed. The purpose of the flexion test is to put added pressure or stress on specific areas to accentuate any lameness. 

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Equine Vaccines...

Vaccine​ (example format for the following)

• Frequency?
• Initial Series?
• Who needs it?
  

​Equines: begin vaccinations at 3 months of age*

• 4-1 (EEE, WEE, Tetanus, WNV)
  • ​Annually 
  • 2 vaccines 3-4 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all horses
• Rabies
  • Annually
  • No booster needed
  • Recommended for all horses
• Calvenza (Flu/Rhino)
  • Bi-annually
  • 3 vaccines 3-4 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all horses with exposure to other horses, especially horses that travel off of the property
• Lyme
  • Bi-annually
  • 2 vaccines 3-4 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all horses
• Botulism
  • Annually
  • 3 vaccines 4-6 weeks apart
  • Recommended for horses fed round bales or over-sized square bales
• Potomac Horse Fever
  • ​Bi-annually
  • 2 vaccines 3-4 weeks apart
  • Recommended for horses in at-risk areas (areas with standing water, streams, etc.)

Ruminants...

Ruminants (sheep, goats, camelids, and cattle): Begin vaccinations at 3 months of age*

• Covexin 8 (Clostridium combo)
  • Annually
  • 2 vaccines 3 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all animals
• Rabies
  • Annually
  • No booster needed
  • Recommended for all animals
• West Nile Virus
  • Annually
  • 2 vaccines 3 weeks apart
  • Recommended for camelids

Pigs...

• Rhinishield (Bordatella/ Pasturella)
  
  • Annually and 1 month prior to farrowing
    
  • 2 vaccines 2-4 weeks apart
    
  • Recommended for all animals
• Rabies
  
  • Annually
    
  • No booster
    
  • Recommended for all animals
• Leptoshield
  • ​Annually
    
  • 2 vaccines 2-4 weeks apart
    
  • Recommended for all animals housed outside