Pigs

For active immunisation of suckling and weaned piglets to reduce bacterial colonisation and excretion as well as clinical symptoms due to an infection with Salmonella Typhimurium.

Onset of immunity: two weeks after the second vaccination

Duration of immunity: 19 weeks after the second vaccination

None.

Vaccinate healthy animals only.

Do not use antimicrobial agents against Salmonella spp. five days before and five days after immunisation.

Vaccinated pigs may excrete the vaccine strain up to 20 days following vaccination. The vaccine may thus spread to susceptible pigs in contact with vaccinated pigs. During this time, pigs intended for slaughter should not come into contact with vaccinated pigs.

In case of ingestion and in case the vaccine comes into contact with a mucous membrane, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.

Personal protective equipment consisting of disposable gloves should be worn when handling the veterinary medicinal product.

Since this vaccine has been prepared with live, attenuated microorganisms, appropriate measures should be taken to prevent contamination of the handler and other people that collaborate in the process.

Immunocompromised persons should avoid contact with the product and vaccinated animals.

The vaccine strain can be found in the environment for up to 20 days post vaccination.

Personnel involved in attending vaccinated pigs should follow general hygiene principles (changing clothes, wearing gloves, cleaning and disinfection of boots) and take particular care in handling animal waste and bedding materials from recently vaccinated pigs.

The vaccine strain is sensitive to Ampicillin, Cefotaxime, Chloramphenicol, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamycin, Kanamycin, Oxytetracycline and Streptomycin. The vaccine strain is resistant to Sulfamerazine alone but sensitive to the combination of Sulfamerazine and Trimethoprim.

It is possible to distinguish between the attenuated vaccine strain and Salmonella Typhimurium wild type strains using the IDT Salmonella Diagnostic Kit.

Mild diarrhoea was commonly observed in suckling piglets after oral application.

Not applicable.

No information is available on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine when used with any other veterinary medicinal product.

A decision about using this vaccine before or after any other veterinary medicinal product therefore needs to be made on a case by case basis.

For the oral use in piglets.

Preparation of the vaccine for use (reconstitution):

Fill a clean bottle with 200 ml of water. Bottle and water should not contain any residues of antimicrobials, detergents or disinfectants. Reconstitute the lyophilisate by transfering an appropriate amount of water from the bottle to the lyophilisate. Ensure that the lyophilisate is completely reconstituted before transferring the whole content back to the bottle filled with water. Shake well and use within 4 hours.

The reconstituted vaccine is an aqueous, light greyish to light yellow, turbid suspension.

Avoid multiple broaching.

Oral vaccination:

Two oral vaccinations with 1 dose of 1 ml each at an interval of three weeks from an age of 3 days onwards administered by drench application.

Following oral administration of a 10-fold overdose in piglets, mild diarrhoea was commonly observed and a mild impairment of the general condition as well as a rise in temperature of up to 2 °C that lasted for max. 24 hours were very commonly observed. Vaccination with an overdose may result in a transient impairment of growth rate in the immediate period after administration of the vaccine.

Meat and offal: 6 weeks post 2nd vaccination.