Vaccinate to take a zero-tolerance stance
on enzootic abortion
Don’t be vulnerable to EAE!
Vaccination =
- Zero tolerance on production/profit loss
- Zero tolerance on compromised animal welfare
- Zero tolerance on wasted time
- Zero tolerance on worry and stress
- Zero tolerance of zoonoses
Vaccination provides:
- Protection against enzootic abortion in non-infected animals5
- Reduced excretion of infectious Chlamydophila abortus bacteria in infected animals7
At your convenience:
Cevac can be administered at any time between 4 months and 4 weeks before tupping, allowing vaccination with Cevac to fit your schedule
Ongoing protection:
It’s important to stick to an ongoing vaccination programme to maintain protection:
Your vet will work with you to advise on the most effective way to implement a vaccination programme suitable for your flock. Remember that some abortions may occur the year following vaccination, due to latent infection.
It is also important to remember that EAE isn’t the only infectious cause of abortion in sheep and strict hygiene and biosecurity remain vital before and during lambing:
- Maintain good hygiene of lambing areas between ewes
- If abortion happens, send aborted material samples for diagnosis before disposing of remaining aborted material safely
- Destroy all bedding from the pens of ewes that have aborted and disinfect lambing area afterwards
- Do not foster lambs onto ewes that have aborted
- Keep sheep feed secure from cats and rodents
Can you afford not to vaccinate against enzootic abortion?
Without vaccination, ANY farm could be vulnerable to enzootic abortion because of the way the disease spreads.
Without vaccination, ANY farm could be vulnerable to enzootic abortion because of the way the disease spreads.
Enzootic abortion costs more than just lost lamb sales.
Vaccination makes financial sense
For a flock of 100 ewes:
Preventing just 4 abortions more than pays for vaccinating the whole flock.
