The use of Vaccines in Pigs

The following vaccines are commercially available in pigs

Control of:	Comments about use
Aujeszky’s Disease	Whole herd twice yearly
Atrophic rhinitis vaccine	To gilts and sows pre-farrowing for piglets via colostrum
Classical Swine Fever
Clostridial vaccine Clostridium perfringens C Clostridium novyi	To gilts and sows pre-farrowing for piglets via colostrum Twice a year to adults
E. coli vaccine F4 and F5 F18	To gilts and sows pre-farrowing or at weaning for piglets via colostrum To weaners via water supply
Epidemic Diarrhoea	To sows pre-farrowing for piglets via colostrum
Erysipelas vaccine Gilt Sows Boars Growing pigs	Available via injection or water At selection two injections 2-4 weeks apart Sows at weaning and for piglets via colostrum Twice a year After 30 kg
Haemophilus parasuis vaccine	To piglets or weaned pigs. To gilts and sows pre-breeding for piglets via colostrum
Ileitis	To weaner to growing pigs via water
Leptospirosis	To gilts during acclimatization To gilts and sows pre-farrowing
Japanese Encephalitis vaccine	Annually to all stock
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine	To piglets or weaned pigs
Parvovirus vaccine	To gilts during acclimatization
PCVII	Sows and gilts pre-farrowing Piglets at weaning
Pleuropneumonia vaccine	To growing pigs
PCVII	To sows pre farrowing for weaners via colostrum To piglets at weaning
PRRSV vaccine	To weaned pigs To gilts during acclimatization To gilts and sows pre-farrowing for piglets via colostrum
Rotovirus	To gilts and sows pre-farrowing
Salmonella	Via water supply to growing pigs
Swine Influenza	To sows twice a year
TGE	To gilts during acclimatization To gilts and sows pre-farrowing for piglets via colostrum

Note not all of these vaccines are available in all countries.

Timing and requirements may change between different countries.

It is essential to make yourself acquainted with the local legal situation.

In addition there may be a number of Autogenous vaccines available