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Bovilis® Huskvac
 
Species: Cattle
Therapeutic indication: Immunological veterinary medical products: For cattle
Active ingredient: Vaccine Antigens
Product:Bovilis® Huskvac
Product index: Bovilis® Huskvac
Cattle - milk: Zero hours
Cattle - meat: Zero days
Incorporating:
Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each dose (25 ml) contains:
Active substance:
Dictyocaulus viviparus 3rd stage irradiated larvae: ≥ 1000 viable larvae
≤ 2000 viable larvae
For the full list of excipients, see section “Pharmaceutical particulars”.
Pharmaceutical form
Oral Suspension
Clinical particulars
Target Species
Cattle.
Indications for use
For the active immunisation of cattle to reduce clinical signs and lesions of parasitic bronchitis attributable to Dictyocaulus viviparous (lungworm).
Onset of immunity: 2 weeks after completion of the basic vaccination scheme.
Duration of immunity: lungworm immunity is maintained from season to season by the exposure to lungworm larvae, which in most cases occurs from the grazing of normal pastures. If such exposure does not occur, a single booster dose is required prior to each season’s turnout.
Contraindications
Do not use in calves showing any signs of illness, particularly those exhibiting any signs of respiratory distress.
Special warnings for each target species
Routine vaccination of housed or suckled young stock prior to exposure to field lungworm challenge will help protect the calves and help reduce the levels of pasture contamination with lungworm larvae. However, owing to the ability of lungworm larvae to survive on pasture, calfhood vaccination programmes to control lungworm infection can only be successful if all susceptible calves are vaccinated in the spring before exposure to natural field infection occurs at turnout or weaning.
A good immune response is reliant on the reaction of an immunogenic agent and a fully competent immune system.
Immunogenicity of the vaccine antigen will be reduced by poor storage or inappropriate administration. Immuno-competence of the animal may be compromised by a variety of factors including poor health, nutritional status, genetic factors, concurrent drug therapy and stress.
Special precautions for use
Vaccinate only healthy animals.
Following vaccination, vaccinated stock should not be mixed with unvaccinated stock or allowed to graze on pastures recently used by unvaccinated stock until 2 weeks after the second dose of Bovilis Huskvac.
Note: For optimum benefit it is important that the calf is exposed to pasture carrying some infection after this time, as this low level exposure enhances the immunity induced by vaccination with Bovilis Huskvac.
Operator warnings
Wash hands after use.
Adverse Reactions
Transient episodes of coughing may occur approximately 7 days after either dose of Bovilis Huskvac but these usually subside in a few days.
Use during pregnancy or lactation
Can be used during pregnancy.
Interactions
No information is available on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine when used with any other veterinary medicinal product. A decision to use this vaccine before or after any other veterinary medicinal product therefore needs to be made on a case by case basis.
To ensure residual effects of long-acting anthelmintics and endectocides or sustained release bolus preparations do not interfere with the development of immunity following lungworm vaccination, avoid vaccination during period of their activity, and do not use until 14 days after the second dose of Bovilis Huskvac.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
Vaccinate healthy animals of 8 weeks of age and older.
Shake bottle well immediately before use and administer the full dose (25ml) orally.
Vaccination regime
Basic vaccination scheme
Two doses at a dosage interval of approximately 4 weeks.
Re-vaccination
Lungworm immunity is maintained from season to season by the exposure to lungworm larvae, which in most cases occurs from the grazing of normal pastures after vaccination. Under these conditions of exposure, re-vaccination is generally not required.
A single dose of Bovilis Huskvac prior to each season’s turnout will boost immunity where such exposure has not occurred, e.g. extensive use of anthelmintics or if using reserved or clean pasture for a large part of the grazing season.
Overdose
No symptoms other than those detailed in Adverse reactions were observed following administration of twice the recommended dose.
Withdrawal period
Zero days.
Pharmacological particulars
Immunological properties
ATC Vet Code: QI02AN01.
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Immunologicals for bovidae, Cattle, Live parasitic vaccines;
The vaccine contains third stage larvae of D. viviparus irradiated to prevent further development, and stimulates active immunity against D. viviparus infection.
Pharmaceutical particulars
Excipients
Sodium chloride
Potassium chloride
Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic, anhydrous
Monobasic Potassium Phosphate
Purified Water
Major incompatibilities
Do not mix with any other veterinary medicinal product.
Shelf-life
Shelf-life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 90 days.
Special precautions for storage
Store in a refrigerator (2°C - 8°C).
Do not freeze.
Immediate packaging
25ml larval suspension in 30ml glass hydrolytic class type III bottles, closed with a metal screwcap with a PEP faced inlay.
Cardboard box containing 12 x 25ml (1 dose) bottles.
Disposal
Dispose of waste material by boiling, incineration or immersion in an appropriate disinfectant approved for use by the competent authorities.
Marketing Authorisation Holder (if different from distributor)
Marketing Authorisation Number
UK: Vm 01708/4328
Significant changes
Date of the first authorisation or date of renewal
23 September 2005
Date of revision of the text
02 June 2020
Any other information
For animal treatment only. Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Legal category
Legal category: POM-V
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