Vaccines

BEVS offers a wide variety of vaccines, both core and elective. 
​Please see the list below for vaccine types and recommended vaccination frequency.

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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 after initial vaccine
  • 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. 
• Strangles
  • ​​Annually
  • 2 vaccines 2-3 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all horses based on risk assessment

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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 after initial vaccine
  • Recommended for all animals
• West Nile Virus
  • Annually
  • 2 vaccines 3 weeks apart
  • Recommended for camelids

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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 needed after initial vaccine
  • Recommended for all animals
• Leptoshield
  • ​Annually
  • 2 vaccines 2-4 weeks apart
  • Recommended for all animals housed outside