Inmeva vet.
Active substance
ATC code
Species
Sheep (ewe)
Indications
For active immunization of animals to reduce clinical signs (abortion, stillbirth, early mortality and hyperthermia) caused by Chlamydia abortus, abortions caused by Salmonella Abortusovis and to reduce shedding of both pathogens from infected animals.
Vaccination covers the whole gestation period, when administered according to section 4.9.
Dose to be administered and administration route
For use in ewes from 5 months of age onwards.
Dose: 2 ml by subcutaneous injection, behind the shoulder in the rib area (lateral thoracic region).
Basic vaccination:
Animals should receive 2 vaccine doses with an interval of 3 weeks. The first dose should be administered at least 5 weeks before artificial insemination or mating; administer the second dose 3 weeks after the first dose.
Revaccination: a single booster dose (2 ml) should be administered 2 weeks before each artificial insemination or mating, but not later than 1 year after initial basic vaccination.
Shake well before use and occasionally during administration.
Allow the vaccine to reach room temperature (15 - 25 ºC) before administration.
Administer under aseptic conditions. Only sterile syringes and needles should be used.
Adverse reactions
A palpable local reaction at the injection site, which may appear approximately 1 week post-vaccination, occurred very commonly in studies. In most cases, the reaction is slight or moderate and subsides within 2 weeks without treatment. In some isolated cases, these reactions can reach up to 6 cm but rapidly decrease in diameter within 2 days without need for treatment.
An increase in body temperature up to 1.0 ºC occurred very commonly 1 day after vaccination in studies. This slight increase subsided spontaneously within 24 hours.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:
- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals treated displaying adverse reaction(s))
- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals treated)
- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals treated)
- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals treated)
- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports).
