Vaccination Program Setup
To set up your farm's vaccination program in Vampp:
When in the Vampp program:
- Go to Entries: Health: Vaccination: Batch or Individual
- Click on the Vaccine Cabinet button
- Select from the Treatments Available box the Vaccine name(s) that you use on your farm
- Click the Add button to move the vaccine to the Active Vaccinations box.
- When all required vaccines are in the Active Vaccinations box, click OK
- This returns you to the vaccination entry screen
- Now click on the Vaccination Parameters button
- A window with all vaccine names listed in alphabetical order will appear.
- Select the age group that you want to define the vaccination parameters for:
C (calves <12 months)
Y (yearlings > 12 months)
L (lactation 1+ animals)
- Select the category that you want to define the vaccination parameters for:
F - (first vaccination)
B - (booster vaccination)
- Select the condition that you want to define the vaccination parameters for:
1 - condition one (default)
2 - condition two (only if a second condition needs to be recorded)
- Go to the vaccine name that you use on your farm
- There are three stages that need to defined
Low - the lowest possible limit or date for the animal to appear on the list
High - the reasonable upper limit or date for the animal to continue to appear on the list
Past - the maximum limit or date for the animal to continue to appear on the list - after this event the animal will no longer appear as due.
Repeat - allow the event to be repeated the number of times identified
Days - is the interval in number of days before the vaccination is to be repeated. For example:
Express 5/Somnugen to be given to Lactation 1+ animals within the range of Calving +21 days to Calving +2 months and NOT after the animal is serviced
J-Vac to be given to Lactation 1+ animals within the range of Expected Calving -2 months to Expected Calving -3 weeks and NOT after the animal reaches expected calving date
This vaccine is to be repeated 2 times
With a minimum interval between vaccination dates of 21 days
14. Click OK when the parameters have been correctly entered.
15. The animals due for vaccination can be reviewed under Activities: Vaccinations or under your Activities: VetCheck list
Record all animals that have received vaccinations under: Entries: Health: Vaccination: Batch or Individual