Specific strain footrot vaccine is a relatively new treatment for virulent footrot. Once footrot is diagnosed in a flock by a veterinarian, the specific strains of the footrot bacteria that are present in that flock of sheep can be identified using further testing. Once all of the individual strains present are known, a vaccine covering just those strains can be produced for use on that farm.
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In addition to Primefact 1535 a factsheet is now available. This factsheet 'Diagnosis for specific vaccination' is for veterinarians and outlines the requirements for laboratory diagnosis of footrot for specific strain vaccine production.
Primefact 1535 First Edition
Published: Jul 2017