Today, not many rabbit farmers vaccinate rabbits, but in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, rabbit farmers will vaccinate rabbits instead. Vaccines are also a weak virus after all, so there are many points to pay attention to when injecting.
- Do not get vaccinated when you are sick
The principle of vaccinating to produce antibodies is to let the rabbit have a minor illness and then produce the corresponding antibodies. If the rabbit is in a sick state, the body’s resistance itself is very weak, and the rabbit’s physical condition is also very poor. At this time, vaccination is tantamount to worsening the situation, and it is very likely to cause the death of the rabbit or aggravate the disease. Therefore, when the rabbit is sick Never get vaccinated.
- Don’t get vaccinated when you’re stressed
Rabbits just bought are prone to stress reactions, and the rabbits need to rest at this time. If the rabbit is vaccinated at this time, it is very likely to cause the rabbit to die or get sick. Therefore, the correct method is that 1-2 weeks after the rabbit arrives home, the mental state, feces, and appetite are all normal, and then the rabbit can be vaccinated.
- Do not inject two vaccines at the same time
Taking two different vaccines together will cause serious immune interference. Not only will it not produce the desired results of preventing both diseases at the same time, but the rabbit’s body will not be able to withstand the stimulation brought by the two vaccines at the same time. .
- Don’t take irregular vaccines
The choice of vaccine is also very important. When choosing a vaccine, try to choose a well-known brand, otherwise it may not have a good immune effect.
- Which vaccines are more suitable for pet rabbits
- At present, the key diseases that rabbit vaccines prevent are: Rabbit Plague, Pasteurellosis, Bordetellosis, Clostridium Weisseriosis, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus.
- Pasteurella vaccine has a general preventive effect on Pasteurellosis. The immunization efficiency of the best Pasteurella single vaccine in China is only about 80%, and it is not recommended to fight it alone.
- Bordetillosis is mostly mixed infection with pasteurellosis, so it is of little significance to fight alone.
- Dababo has a certain preventive effect on the respiratory diseases of rabbits.
What to pay attention to when vaccinating rabbits
Choose the right vaccine
- Clostridium welchii single-dose vaccine is very effective in preventing Clostridium welchii disease, but pet rabbits with this disease do not get much, unless there is a problem with food, and there are also Clostridium welchii caused by stress reactions caused by sudden changes in weather sickness.
- Staphylococcus vaccine has a good preventive effect on staphylococcal disease.
- Because there are too many strains of Escherichia coli, and vaccines made from different strains have no effect of cross-immunity, it is very not recommended to fight.
- Knowledge of immunity.
There are two types of immunity, one is called specific immunity and the other is called non-specific immunity.
- Specific immunity: refers to the exclusive immunity of humans or animals against a certain bacteria or virus. Specific immunity can only be obtained by vaccination. For example, if the rabbit is vaccinated against the rabbit plague, the rabbit will be immune to the rabbit plague. Viruses have immunity, but do not work against other bacteria and viruses.
- Non-specific immunity: refers to the immunity that people or animals have against all bacteria and viruses, commonly known as resistance. Non-specific immunity is innate and increases with age. It is also directly related to the physical fitness of parents. Appropriate exercise can also improve non-specific immunity. By using some supplements, non-specific immunity can also be improved.
