A questionnaire-based survey on the uptake and use of cattle vaccines in the UK

Cresswell, E.; Brennan, M. L.; Barkema, H. W.; Wapenaar, W.

Seventy-three per cent of farmers stated the correct route of administration for the nominated vaccines (intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal or oral routes). Frequently mentioned incorrect routes were subcutaneous where intramuscular was indicated (17 per cent, n = 11/ 64) and vice versa (13 per cent, n = 10/75). For those vaccines where an injection site was recommended on the datasheet, 69 per cent of respondents nominated the recommended site (Table 4 ). Of those respondents not injecting at the recommended site, 46 per cent were injecting in the gluteal region where the neck was recommended, and 42 per cent were injecting elsewhere on the animal. The remainder of incorrect answers (12 per cent) indicated more than one injection site. A recommended site for injection was not provided on the datasheet for 12 vaccines; these were excluded from the analysis (n=77).