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Welcome to #VaccinesWork

While more than three-quarters of pets are vaccinated in Britain, we vaccinate far fewer of our farm animals. #VaccinesWork promotes the benefits of using vaccines – and using them better – as part of integrated farm animal health programmes.

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Salmon farming has one of the most successful farm vaccination programmes in existence, protecting against the bacterial disease Furunculosis since the 1990s. This has eliminated the need for antibiotic treatment to treat this condition.

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The laying hen sector in the UK has adopted an integrated veterinary health approach, which includes vaccination programmes that can be tailored for each farm and are developed in association with the farm's consulting veterinary surgeon.

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Cattle vaccination update is relatively low in the UK, despite 50 different vaccines being available to protect against 12 diseases and parasites, including Bovine Viral Diarrhoea, neonatal scour, lungworm, pneumonia, and even mastitis!

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There are currently 134 vaccines available to farmers, targeting 45 different diseases in cattle, sheep and pigs. So let’s use them, and make sure they are as beneficial as possible by storing, administering and completing the course correctly.

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Vaccines need to be stored between 2C and 8C to ensure they have optimum efficacy. Over 8C and some vaccines can become ineffective, but many are destroyed if they get accidentally frozen as well. Check the temperature of your fridge.

Get support and ideas about vaccine use on our resource page

Post a message about how you use or have benefited from farm animal vaccines on our 'Show Your Support' page, or tweet your experiences of using vaccines to improve farm animal health using the #VaccinesWork hashtag.

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Farm animal vaccines improve health & reduce antibiotic use when used in integrated health programmes. Tell us how you make them work for you. #VaccinesWork

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Larkmead -Flock Health Club @flock_health·

7 Nov

Tellingly, losses only in bought-in lambs. Farm had made improvements in clostridial & pasteurella vaccination of its own lambs after losses last year. Looks like it has worked, given the pattern of deaths. #VaccinesWork

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Not On My Farm @NotOnMyFarm·

11 Nov

Interested in how vaccines are produced? Find out what our Disease? Not On My Farm! ambassadors learnt during their recent tour of the MSD Animal Health site https://t.co/URmjJkuY0u #DiseaseNotOnMyFarm #VaccinesWork

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Not On My Farm @NotOnMyFarm·

10 Nov

Early intake of good quality colostrum is essential to help calves build natural immunity and promote gut health #ColostrumIsGold #TeamDairy #DiseaseNotOnMyFarm

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FriarsMoorFarmVets @FriarsMoorVets·

7 Nov

Had trouble with calf scours on your farm? It’s a common disease and costly to both calf welfare and farm economics. Get in touch to see what you can do to stop it costing your farm. #VaccinesWork #ProtectTheNextGeneration #Bovigen

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Not On My Farm @NotOnMyFarm·

6 Nov

Acute IBR infection is seen in young and naïve animals, and often leads to classic symptoms such as fever and nasal discharge. Once an animal has been infected they become a latent carrier that sheds the virus and can infect other naïve animals #DiseaseNotOnMyFarm #VaccinesWork

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VMD @vmdgovuk·

2 Nov

#VaccinesWork if stored correctly between 2C and 8C; accidental freezing or a temperature too warm can significantly reduce efficiency in some vaccines!

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Dairy Farmers @dairy_farmers·

31 Oct

It's important to vaccinate against bovine respiratory disease

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Fiona Lovatt @FlockHealth·

2 Nov

Another #flockhealthclub meeting to add to the list on the #VaccinesWork theme for #teamsheep @RUMA_UK https://t.co/onC9FzVKfH

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National Farmers Union

Vaccines are one of the key tools available to farmers to help prevent health issues and our farmers are lucky to have access to an array of vaccines for different diseases and livestock species. Vaccines are an investment in disease prevention and therefore we encourage our members to discuss and plan vaccine use with their vet and follow the label to ensure they are handled and administered properly #VaccinesWork

National Pig Association

Vaccines are playing an important part in helping pig producers and their vets minimise use of antibiotics in pigs, among numerous other tools and strategies. They are a significant investment and should be treated as such. Therefore, particular care and attention should be paid to ensuring they are stored and used correctly to maximise return on investment by way of improved immunity!

Fiona Lovatt, Sheep veterinary consultant with Flock Health Ltd

Vaccination is an essential tool for every sheep farmer who wants to protect their flock & reduce unnecessary costs & stress of disease - almost always a good investment!
Especially against abortion, clostridials, pasteurella & foot rot!
#Plan#Prevent#Protect the flock #VaccinesWork

Alison Glennon, Communications Manager, NOAH

Vaccines have changed the face of disease prevention, protecting the health of people and animals #VaccinesWork

RUMA

RUMA has now kicked off its campaign to show that within an integrated approach to farm animal health, #VaccinesWork. So go to the 'Show your Support' tab and post pictures and tips about using vaccines, or tweet your experiences using the #VaccinesWork hashtag. Your messages will appear on this page!