What vaccines do rabbits need, and how many times a year are they given?
What vaccines should be used for raising rabbits, and how many times a year are they given?
(Agricultural Wealth Network) What vaccines should be used for raising rabbits, and how many times a year are they given? Those with experience, please tell me.
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The main rabbit vaccines currently available in China and their methods of use are as follows:
(1) Rabbit plague propolis vaccine
Prevents rabbit plague
For this vaccine, all rabbits, large or small, are given a subcutaneous injection of 1ml per rabbit. Immunity develops after 3-5 days. Kittens are vaccinated subcutaneously with 1ml at 40-45 days of age. Because the immunity is not strong enough, kittens must receive a booster immunization of 1ml at 60 days of age. After that, 1ml is injected every 6 months. If this disease occurs in an epidemic, double the dose is required for immunization in epidemic areas.
Immunity period: 6 months
(2) Rabbit plague and Pasteurella bivalent vaccine
Prevents rabbit pasteurellosis
For this vaccine, kittens are given a subcutaneous injection of 2ml at 40-45 days of age. Because the immunity is not strong enough, kittens must receive a booster immunization of 2ml at 60 days of age. After that, 1ml is given every 6 months. Immunity develops 5-7 days after immunization.
Immunity period: 6 months, Pasteurella 4 months
(3) Rabbit and poultry Pasteurella vaccine
Prevents Pasteurella disease in rabbits and poultry
This vaccine is needed for weaned kittens. Each rabbit is given a subcutaneous injection of 1ml, immunized once every 4 months with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml.
Immunity period: 4 months
(4) Clostridium welchii vaccine
Prevents Clostridium welchii diarrhea
For this bacterial vaccine, weaned kittens are given a subcutaneous injection of 2ml, then immunized once every 5-6 months with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml each time.
Immunity period: 6 months
(5) Escherichia coli polyvalent vaccine
Prevents colibacillosis
Kittens need immunization starting at 20 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. After the kittens are weaned, they are immunized again with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(6) Klebsiella vaccine
Prevents Klebsiella diarrhea
Kittens need immunization starting at 20 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. After the kittens are weaned, they are immunized again with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(7) Bordetella bronchiseptica vaccine
Prevents Bordetella disease
Kittens need immunization starting at 18 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. One week after immunization, a booster immunization is given with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(8) Staphylococcus vaccine
Prevents diseases caused by Staphylococcus such as: mastitis, pododermatitis, and kitten yellow urine disease.
This bacterial vaccine is given by subcutaneous injection of 2ml before the doe is mated.
Immunity period: 4 months
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The principle of vaccines at the current stage is very simple: inject a certain amount of inactivated bacterial or viral strains into the rabbit's body, let the rabbit get a mild illness, and after it recovers relying on its own immunity, the rabbit's body will have antibodies against this disease for a certain period (generally half a year). More new types of vaccines are now being developed, such as DNA vaccines and so on. It is estimated that after some years there should be pilot-scale products appearing. Whether for humans or animals, the most effective measure to prevent disease is vaccination; this is an indisputable fact, whether it is human hepatitis A or swine blue ear disease (the reason pork was expensive this year is that a large number of pigs contracted blue ear disease and died), or rabbit diseases such as rabbit plague or Pasteurella. Some people say that if you do not go out, you will not get sick; this is indeed a good method. I think an ozone air disinfection machine should be installed indoors, which would be even better, and it would be even better to disinfect the body once more before entering the house. What seems like a funny thing is actually something rabbit farms do every day. The reason is only one: fear of cross-infection. So unless your rabbit lives in a sterile room, the so-called claim that keeping it at home means it will not get sick is just self-deception. Everyone had the experience of vaccination as a child; besides the ones mandated by the state, there were also ones your parents voluntarily took you to get. Think about it, how could you possibly have gotten so many diseases? But sometimes when you do get them, you may only be able to wait for death. For domestic pet rabbits, because the sources of infection are limited, it is enough to focus on preventing just a few diseases.
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Colibacillosis, pasteurellosis, staphylococcosis and Clostridium welchii disease are the key diseases to prevent. Most of these are opportunistic pathogens, meaning the rabbit's body carries them but they do not cause disease until certain conditions arise, and the stages at which they cause disease also differ. For young rabbits, the key diseases to prevent are colibacillosis and pasteurellosis. Some people say Pasteurella is rabbit cancer and cannot be prevented, which is utterly ridiculous. Pasteurella has five serotypes: A, B, D, E and F, among which rabbits are most susceptible to type A. The pathogenic bacteria of many diseases have many serotypes, such as Escherichia coli, which has many serotypes, so colibacillosis vaccines are made polyvalent, that is, one vaccine contains strains of multiple serotypes. No vaccine dares claim 100% immunity. The vaccine you inject can only prevent the vast majority of conventional bacterial or viral infections through normal routes. For extremely rare cases, only the emergence of newer vaccines can possibly overcome this problem. Many rabbits carry Pasteurella but do not develop disease; this is an unsolved mystery.
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As long as a type A serotype Pasteurella vaccine is injected, and as long as the antigen of the vaccine's bacterial or viral strain is good, it is enough to resist the fatal pneumonic and septicemic forms of Pasteurella for a certain period. As for this person saying that vaccines contain antibiotics, this is simply nonsense, haha. A vaccine plus antibiotics is simply a perfect match for completely rendering the vaccine ineffective. Anyone who can say such a thing should study properly. Pasteurellosis is a typical bacterial infectious disease. For bacterial infectious diseases, as long as a vaccine with the same bacterial or viral strain as the infection source is injected, it can be completely prevented. Sometimes the bacterial or viral strains are different, but the serotype is the same; as long as a strain with good antigen is selected to make the vaccine, the effect is the same. So some people say Pasteurella vaccines are ridiculous, but I actually think this attitude of half-understanding biological products is what is ridiculous. Regarding the risk of vaccination, many people overestimate it. As long as the vaccine you use is produced by a legitimate manufacturer, and as long as your rabbit is healthy before injection, then the mortality rate is very low.
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Most deaths are caused by vaccine allergy. I have encountered such cases myself. In a litter of 10 rabbits, the others were fine after vaccination, and only one began to look listless after the injection. By common sense, rabbits in the same litter should not differ that much. Later I felt something was wrong and decisively injected epinephrine + strong detoxification and antiallergy medicine, and the rabbit recovered. There is no probability or pattern to speak of in this matter. Any veterinarian must have these two medicines on hand before injecting vaccines, and the same is true when human doctors give you vaccinations. No vaccine claims zero mortality; this is determined by the nature of vaccines at the current stage. So I often say there are no absolutely safe drugs, only safe methods of use. It is best to go to a pet hospital for vaccinations, or bring the medicine yourself and have a doctor help you inject it. After the injection, observe for half an hour before leaving; this is the most basic rule of vaccination. Many times accidents always happen to those who do not follow the rules and are careless. Raising rabbits is not about being stubborn or about breaking rules that have been followed for a long time; it is about giving your rabbit more love.
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Regarding what some people say, that "the worst human drugs are 4 times more purified than pet drugs, and pet drugs are somewhat better than veterinary drugs," I think the person who said this cannot be blamed. Working behind closed doors and stubbornly fixating on a single point inevitably leads to such problems. If that statement were true, domestic veterinary drug manufacturers would probably have gone bankrupt long ago. Animal diseases are different from human diseases. Animals cannot speak and cannot communicate. So besides routine examinations, many times it depends on experience, or to put it bluntly, guessing. But experienced people do not guess randomly. After laboratory diagnosis and clinical diagnosis, what they finally guess is generally only 1-2 related similar diseases. Current veterinary drugs are almost entirely dominated by compound drugs and formulated drugs. Single-agent drugs such as penicillin and gentamicin are almost no longer used.
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For compound drugs, the formula and content differ according to the recipient of use. This is to maximize the effect. This is what human drugs cannot replace. Many veterinary drugs are invented specifically for animals. For example, enrofloxacin, which everyone is familiar with, is an animal-specific drug; there is no enrofloxacin among human drugs. This type of drug has been optimized to the greatest extent according to the characteristics of animals, and its effect cannot be matched by human drugs. For example, orbifloxacin, which is specific to animals, has an oral bioavailability in cats and dogs of almost 100%, which no human drug can achieve.
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Take diarrhea, for example. When conditions do not allow it, and the symptoms are very similar to colibacillosis or coccidiosis, you cannot determine whether it is caused by coccidia or Escherichia coli, or a mixed infection. What do you do? At this time compound drugs come in handy. Compound drugs do not mean grabbing at everything indiscriminately; they are a product born in response to the characteristics of animal diseases. Perhaps one day when animals can speak, this situation will change. Compound drugs and formulated drugs among veterinary drugs are generally aimed at treating diseases under the condition that most cases lack laboratory diagnosis and can only rely on empirical judgment.
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For example, with diarrhea, sometimes it is indeed very difficult to distinguish the true pathogen. Even if you do bacterial culture, sometimes the bacteria you isolate are not just one kind. So compound drugs and formulated drugs have great significance and practicality in treating animal diseases. This is also something human drugs cannot achieve. Human drugs rarely include compound drugs and formulated drugs, so many people treating dog diseases with human drugs often inject gentamicin and then dexamethasone, and inject four or five kinds of injections at the same time. Not to mention the expense, the dog suffers so many pointless injections. Veterinary drugs at the current stage are not what they used to be. The state's strict GMP standards leave no place for fake and inferior products to hide.
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The main rabbit vaccines currently available in China and their methods of use are as follows:
(1) Rabbit plague propolis vaccine
Prevents rabbit plague
For this vaccine, all rabbits, large or small, are given a subcutaneous injection of 1ml per rabbit. Immunity develops after 3-5 days. Kittens are vaccinated subcutaneously with 1ml at 40-45 days of age. Because the immunity is not strong enough, kittens must receive a booster immunization of 1ml at 60 days of age. After that, 1ml is injected every 6 months. If this disease occurs in an epidemic, double the dose is required for immunization in epidemic areas.
Immunity period: 6 months
(2) Rabbit plague and Pasteurella bivalent vaccine
Prevents rabbit pasteurellosis
For this vaccine, kittens are given a subcutaneous injection of 2ml at 40-45 days of age. Because the immunity is not strong enough, kittens must receive a booster immunization of 2ml at 60 days of age. After that, 1ml is given every 6 months. Immunity develops 5-7 days after immunization.
Immunity period: 6 months, Pasteurella 4 months
(3) Rabbit and poultry Pasteurella vaccine
Prevents Pasteurella disease in rabbits and poultry
This vaccine is needed for weaned kittens. Each rabbit is given a subcutaneous injection of 1ml, immunized once every 4 months with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml.
Immunity period: 4 months
(4) Clostridium welchii vaccine
Prevents Clostridium welchii diarrhea
For this bacterial vaccine, weaned kittens are given a subcutaneous injection of 2ml, then immunized once every 5-6 months with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml each time.
Immunity period: 6 months
(5) Escherichia coli polyvalent vaccine
Prevents colibacillosis
Kittens need immunization starting at 20 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. After the kittens are weaned, they are immunized again with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(6) Klebsiella vaccine
Prevents Klebsiella diarrhea
Kittens need immunization starting at 20 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. After the kittens are weaned, they are immunized again with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(7) Bordetella bronchiseptica vaccine
Prevents Bordetella disease
Kittens need immunization starting at 18 days of age with a subcutaneous injection of 1ml. One week after immunization, a booster immunization is given with a subcutaneous injection of 2ml per rabbit.
Immunity period: 4 months
(8) Staphylococcus vaccine
Prevents diseases caused by Staphylococcus such as: mastitis, pododermatitis, and kitten yellow urine disease.
This bacterial vaccine is given by subcutaneous injection of 2ml before the doe is mated.
Immunity period: 4 months
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The principle of vaccines at the current stage is very simple: inject a certain amount of inactivated bacterial or viral strains into the rabbit's body, let the rabbit get a mild illness, and after it recovers relying on its own immunity, the rabbit's body will have antibodies against this disease for a certain period (generally half a year). More new types of vaccines are now being developed, such as DNA vaccines and so on. It is estimated that after some years there should be pilot-scale products appearing. Whether for humans or animals, the most effective measure to prevent disease is vaccination; this is an indisputable fact, whether it is human hepatitis A or swine blue ear disease (the reason pork was expensive this year is that a large number of pigs contracted blue ear disease and died), or rabbit diseases such as rabbit plague or Pasteurella. Some people say that if you do not go out, you will not get sick; this is indeed a good method. I think an ozone air disinfection machine should be installed indoors, which would be even better, and it would be even better to disinfect the body once more before entering the house. What seems like a funny thing is actually something rabbit farms do every day. The reason is only one: fear of cross-infection. So unless your rabbit lives in a sterile room, the so-called claim that keeping it at home means it will not get sick is just self-deception. Everyone had the experience of vaccination as a child; besides the ones mandated by the state, there were also ones your parents voluntarily took you to get. Think about it, how could you possibly have gotten so many diseases? But sometimes when you do get them, you may only be able to wait for death. For domestic pet rabbits, because the sources of infection are limited, it is enough to focus on preventing just a few diseases.
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Colibacillosis, pasteurellosis, staphylococcosis and Clostridium welchii disease are the key diseases to prevent. Most of these are opportunistic pathogens, meaning the rabbit's body carries them but they do not cause disease until certain conditions arise, and the stages at which they cause disease also differ. For young rabbits, the key diseases to prevent are colibacillosis and pasteurellosis. Some people say Pasteurella is rabbit cancer and cannot be prevented, which is utterly ridiculous. Pasteurella has five serotypes: A, B, D, E and F, among which rabbits are most susceptible to type A. The pathogenic bacteria of many diseases have many serotypes, such as Escherichia coli, which has many serotypes, so colibacillosis vaccines are made polyvalent, that is, one vaccine contains strains of multiple serotypes. No vaccine dares claim 100% immunity. The vaccine you inject can only prevent the vast majority of conventional bacterial or viral infections through normal routes. For extremely rare cases, only the emergence of newer vaccines can possibly overcome this problem. Many rabbits carry Pasteurella but do not develop disease; this is an unsolved mystery.
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As long as a type A serotype Pasteurella vaccine is injected, and as long as the antigen of the vaccine's bacterial or viral strain is good, it is enough to resist the fatal pneumonic and septicemic forms of Pasteurella for a certain period. As for this person saying that vaccines contain antibiotics, this is simply nonsense, haha. A vaccine plus antibiotics is simply a perfect match for completely rendering the vaccine ineffective. Anyone who can say such a thing should study properly. Pasteurellosis is a typical bacterial infectious disease. For bacterial infectious diseases, as long as a vaccine with the same bacterial or viral strain as the infection source is injected, it can be completely prevented. Sometimes the bacterial or viral strains are different, but the serotype is the same; as long as a strain with good antigen is selected to make the vaccine, the effect is the same. So some people say Pasteurella vaccines are ridiculous, but I actually think this attitude of half-understanding biological products is what is ridiculous. Regarding the risk of vaccination, many people overestimate it. As long as the vaccine you use is produced by a legitimate manufacturer, and as long as your rabbit is healthy before injection, then the mortality rate is very low.
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Most deaths are caused by vaccine allergy. I have encountered such cases myself. In a litter of 10 rabbits, the others were fine after vaccination, and only one began to look listless after the injection. By common sense, rabbits in the same litter should not differ that much. Later I felt something was wrong and decisively injected epinephrine + strong detoxification and antiallergy medicine, and the rabbit recovered. There is no probability or pattern to speak of in this matter. Any veterinarian must have these two medicines on hand before injecting vaccines, and the same is true when human doctors give you vaccinations. No vaccine claims zero mortality; this is determined by the nature of vaccines at the current stage. So I often say there are no absolutely safe drugs, only safe methods of use. It is best to go to a pet hospital for vaccinations, or bring the medicine yourself and have a doctor help you inject it. After the injection, observe for half an hour before leaving; this is the most basic rule of vaccination. Many times accidents always happen to those who do not follow the rules and are careless. Raising rabbits is not about being stubborn or about breaking rules that have been followed for a long time; it is about giving your rabbit more love.
--------------------------------------
Regarding what some people say, that "the worst human drugs are 4 times more purified than pet drugs, and pet drugs are somewhat better than veterinary drugs," I think the person who said this cannot be blamed. Working behind closed doors and stubbornly fixating on a single point inevitably leads to such problems. If that statement were true, domestic veterinary drug manufacturers would probably have gone bankrupt long ago. Animal diseases are different from human diseases. Animals cannot speak and cannot communicate. So besides routine examinations, many times it depends on experience, or to put it bluntly, guessing. But experienced people do not guess randomly. After laboratory diagnosis and clinical diagnosis, what they finally guess is generally only 1-2 related similar diseases. Current veterinary drugs are almost entirely dominated by compound drugs and formulated drugs. Single-agent drugs such as penicillin and gentamicin are almost no longer used.
--------------------------------------
For compound drugs, the formula and content differ according to the recipient of use. This is to maximize the effect. This is what human drugs cannot replace. Many veterinary drugs are invented specifically for animals. For example, enrofloxacin, which everyone is familiar with, is an animal-specific drug; there is no enrofloxacin among human drugs. This type of drug has been optimized to the greatest extent according to the characteristics of animals, and its effect cannot be matched by human drugs. For example, orbifloxacin, which is specific to animals, has an oral bioavailability in cats and dogs of almost 100%, which no human drug can achieve.
--------------------------------------
Take diarrhea, for example. When conditions do not allow it, and the symptoms are very similar to colibacillosis or coccidiosis, you cannot determine whether it is caused by coccidia or Escherichia coli, or a mixed infection. What do you do? At this time compound drugs come in handy. Compound drugs do not mean grabbing at everything indiscriminately; they are a product born in response to the characteristics of animal diseases. Perhaps one day when animals can speak, this situation will change. Compound drugs and formulated drugs among veterinary drugs are generally aimed at treating diseases under the condition that most cases lack laboratory diagnosis and can only rely on empirical judgment.
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For example, with diarrhea, sometimes it is indeed very difficult to distinguish the true pathogen. Even if you do bacterial culture, sometimes the bacteria you isolate are not just one kind. So compound drugs and formulated drugs have great significance and practicality in treating animal diseases. This is also something human drugs cannot achieve. Human drugs rarely include compound drugs and formulated drugs, so many people treating dog diseases with human drugs often inject gentamicin and then dexamethasone, and inject four or five kinds of injections at the same time. Not to mention the expense, the dog suffers so many pointless injections. Veterinary drugs at the current stage are not what they used to be. The state's strict GMP standards leave no place for fake and inferior products to hide.