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Location: Stem NC | Titer in horses
I have heard that dogs "titer" on shots given to them makes it unnecessary to vacinate them yearly. this was just discovered and really has not been announced yet...or so my source says.
If this is true in dogs, is it true in horses?
I hope I have used the correct termonology. |
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Location: KY | don't know but think it sounds like a snipe hunt.....consider the source...... |
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Location: Stem NC | I would like a vet to reply to this one. |
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Location: Michigan | Nope this isn't a "snipe" sort of info Sable has brought up. It is actually true but there are still studies going on. |
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Location: Nebraska | Infectious disease control programs are an important part of management, directed toward maximizing the health, productivity, and performance of the horse. The efficacy of vaccines or titer levels against different diseases is highly variable, (this means vaccines are not a 100% and each horse is an individual and not protected to an equal degree or duration) and vary greatly between manufacturers. This is why recommendations of the manufacturer should be followed carefully.
Edited by hconley 2005-09-20 5:29 PM
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Location: Oregon | Check out this article about vaccinating: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8572826/ |
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| Great article! Thanks for posting! Gives me something to think about with my dogs and cats:)
Judy |
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Location: Nebraska | Good reading....But vaccinations are only part of equine health. Infectious diseases tend to increase with concentration, movement, geographic location, and management influences. The decision to use a particular vaccine depends on the risk of aquiring an infection, medical, and enconomical losses, against the effcacy, cost and side effects of the vaccine.The expectation of owners should be addressed realistically and they should be made aware that vaccinations will only reduce the risk and they must be willing to provide a higher level of management to reduce disease challenges. As for injection site lesions cattlemen have lost millions of dollars from site cut-outs and have been working on the problem for years |
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Titer in horse vacinations
