Heptavac^® P Plus Questions and Answers

For the active immunisation of sheep as an aid in the control of lamb dysentery, pulpy kidney, struck, tetanus, braxy, blackleg, black disease, clostridial metritis caused by Clostridium perfringens types B, C and D, Cl. septicum, Cl. novyi, Cl. chauvoei and Cl. tetani.

The vaccine may be used as an aid in the control of pneumonic pasteurellosis in sheep of all ages from a minimum age of 3 weeks and in the control of systemic pasteurellosis in weaned fattening and breeding sheep.

The vaccine may be used in pregnant ewes as an aid in the control of lamb dysentery, pulpy kidney, tetanus and pasteurellosis in their lambs provided that the lambs receive sufficient immune colostrum during the first 1-2 days of life.

As long as the full primary course of two vaccinations is completed with an interval of 4-6 weeks with the second vaccination being completed 4-6 weeks pre-lambing, this will be sufficient to act as the prelambing booster.

The same Pasteurella cover from Ovipast Plus is provided within Heptavac P Plus.

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.

The withdrawal period after the use of Heptavac P Plus is zero days.

Heptavac P Plus requires storage in a refrigerator (2 ^oC - 8 ^oC). Do not freeze. Protect from light.

Heptavac P Plus can be administered at a minimum age of 3 weeks.