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Dosage and administration
Dose
2 ml
Administration
Equip FT should be shaken thoroughly before use and administered by deep intramuscular injection.
Vaccination Regime
For protection against equine influenza and tetanus, Equip FT should be used as follows:
Primary course:
First dose of Equip FT followed by a six week interval.
Second dose of Equip FT followed by a 5 month interval.
Boosters:
1st booster of Equip F followed by a 12-15 month interval.
2nd booster of Equip F followed by a 12-15 month interval.
3rd booster of Equip FT.
Thereafter, booster doses of Equip FT or Equip F should be administered so that the interval between the vaccinations against influenza is not more than 15 months and the interval between vaccinations against tetanus is not more than 36 months.
Advice on correct administration
The routine practice of administering booster doses annually may remain the most convenient, even though protection against equine influenza has been demonstrated by challenge studies 15 months following the third vaccination (first booster dose). No field challenge studies have been carried out prior to the third vaccination; instead efficacy was evaluated by serology which showed titres equivalent to those found in horses protected against challenge at 15 months.
It is recommended that a single booster dose should only be administered to horses that have already received a full primary course using vaccines that contain the same types of equine influenza virus included in this vaccine. A full primary course may be considered necessary in horses that have not been suitably primed.