Vaccination in sheep flocks

Overview

Vaccines are an important part of a flock health plan.

When used correctly as part of a property health plan, vaccines can help prevent common livestock diseases, leading to improved animal health, welfare and productivity. Producers should be aware of the diseases in their region that can be prevented by vaccination and assess the risk based on previous local district and property history.

This module outlines the different types of vaccines, how to store and handle vaccines, why you should consider vaccinating, common sheep diseases and the vaccines currently available for sheep in Australia.

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Learning objectives

At completion of this module, you will:

understand the different types of vaccines
know how to handle and store vaccines
understand the factors influencing the decision to vaccinate your flock
have an understanding of the common diseases in sheep
be able to identify the vaccines currently available for sheep.

Further reading

MLA website - Diseases

MLA website - Vaccinating

OJD vaccination - What you need to know

Zoetis sheep vaccination - Best practice videos

Acknowledgements

Kelly Graham and Sally Oswin (Zoetis), and Jane Morrison (Coopers Animal Health) provided useful comments, and some of their suggestions have been incorporated to improve this eLearning module.

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INTRODUCTION

What are vaccines? 1 quiz

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Introductory survey – vaccination in sheep flocks

Types of vaccines

Handling and storing vaccines 1 quiz

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Test your knowledge – vaccines

Should I vaccinate?

Deciding to vaccinate

Main diseases in sheep

Common sheep vaccines

When to vaccinate? 1 quiz

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Test your knowledge – sheep vaccines and diseases

Summary

Summary of vaccination for sheep flocks 1 quiz

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Wrap up survey – vaccination in sheep flocks

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Meat & Livestock Australia

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