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| Disease | Foals and Weanlings | Yearlings | Performance Horses* | Pleasure Horses* | Broodmares | Comments |
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| Tetanus | 1st dose: 3-4 mos. 2nd dose: 4-5 mos. | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly, 4-6 weeks before foaling | |
| Eastern and Western Equine Encephalo- myelitis or sleeping sickness (EEE and WEE | 1st dose: 3-4 mos. 2nd dose: 4-5 mos. | Yearly, in the spring | Yearly, in the spring | Yearly, in the spring | Yearly, in the spring | Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) also recom- mended for horses in border areas of TX, NM, AZ, CA |
| Influenza | 1st dose: 3-6 mos. 2nd dose: 4-7 mos. 3rd dose: 5-8 mos. Repeat every 3 mos. | Every 3 mos. | Every 3 mos. | Ever 6 mos. with added boosters 2-4 weeks prior to anticipated exposure | At least every 6 mos. with one booster timed 4-6 weeks before foaling | Foals from unvacci- nated mares start at 3-4 mos., foals from vaccinated mares start at 6 mos. |
| Rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1, EHV-4) | 1st dose: 2-3 mos. 2nd dose: 3-4 mos. 3rd dose: 4-5 mos. Repeat every 3 mos. | Every 3 mos. | Every 3 mos. | Optional: every 6 mos., stallions and barren mares - boosters every 6 mos. | EHV-1 during the 5th, 7th and 9th month of pregnancy (3rd month optional) | Vaccination of mares pre-breeding and 4-6 weeks before foaling with EHV-1 and EHV-4 recommended |
| Rabies | 1st dose: 3-4 mos. 2nd dose: 4-5 mos. | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly, before breeding | Recommended in areas where wildlife rabies is a problem |
| Strangles | 1st dose: 8-12 wks. 2nd dose: 11-15 wks. 3rd dose: 14-18 wks. (depending on prod.) 4th dose: weaning (6-8 mos.) | Every 6 mos. | Optional every 6 mos. if risk is high | Optional every 6 mos. if risk is high | Every 6 mos. with one booster timed 4-6 weeks before foaling | Recommended when risk of exposure is high |
| Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) | 1st dose: 3-4 mos. 2nd dose: 4-5 mos. | Every 6 mos. with one booster timed to precede late spring and summer months | Every 6 mos. with one booster timed to precede late spring and summer months | Every 6 mos. with one booster timed to precede late spring and summer months | Every 6 mos. with one booster timed 4-6 weeks before foaling | Recommended only in known risk areas. Foals from vaccinated mares should be vaccinated at monthly intervals up to 6 mos. old. |
| Recommendations obtained from the UC
Davis Book of Horses. The UC Davis
Book of Horses can be ordered for $36.50 (includes domestic shipping and
handling). Enclose a check payable to the UCD Bookstore with your shipping address
to: Veterinary Medicine: Public Programs/Book of Horses, University of California, One
Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8376
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* Recommendations
for performance and pleasure horses assumes the primary series was completed during
foalhood; otherwise, follow label directions for primary immunization.
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