EQUINE MEDICINEVaccinations and Diseases

Foal Immunity• Passive• Active

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Vaccinations• Passive

• Another animal• Active

• Live antigens• Ideal

• Effectiveness• Type• Site• Variations• Age • Stresses

Disease• Infectious

• Contagious• Environment• Other animals

• Noninfectious• Non-contagious

• Environment• Nutrition• Genetics

Vaccinations• Influenza

• Infectious-Viral• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Fever• Eye discharge• Nasal discharge• Cough

Vaccinations• Tetanus

• Noninfectious-Bacteria• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Rigid muscles• Reluctance to move• Third eyelid showing

Vaccinations• Rhinopneumonitis-Herpes

• Infectious-Virus• EHV-1

• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Respiratory Disease• Neurologic Disease

• Abortion• EHV-4

• Young horses• Clinical signs

• Respiratory Disease

Vaccinations• Rotavirus

• Infectious-Virus• Young animals• Clinical signs

• Diarrhea• Colic• Dehydration

Vaccinations• Equine Viral Arteritis

• Infectious-Viral• Any horse• Males-carrier• Clinical signs

• Respiratory Disease• Limb edema• Abortion

Vaccinations• Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis• Western Equine Encephalomyelitis

• Infectious-Viral• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Fever• Neurologic signs

Vaccinations• Strangles

• Infectious-Bacterial• Young horses• Clinical signs

• Fever• Sore throat• Swelling/abscess

under jaw• Nasal discharge• Cough

Vaccinations• West Nile Virus

• Noninfectious-Virus• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Fever• Muscle twitching• Neurologic signs

Vaccinations• Rabies

• Infectious-Virus• All animals• Clinical signs

• Aggression• Neurologic signs• Excessive salivation

Vaccinations• Potomac Horse Fever

• Noninfectious-Parasite• All horses• Clinical signs

• High fever• Diarrhea• Colic• Laminitis

Vaccinations• Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

• Noninfectious-Parasite• Any horse• Clinical signs

• Depend on location• Asymmetrical

Vaccinations• AAEP Core Vaccines

• Influenza• Rhinopneumonitis• Tetanus• Eastern, Western

Encephalomyolitis• West Nile Virus• Rabies

Vaccinations• Pregnant Mares

• Rhinopneumonitis• Month 3,5,7,9

• Core vaccine boosters• 30 days before foaling date