Document Type
Other
Publication Date
3-1-2010
Keywords
livestock vaccines, vaccine types
Extension Number
ExEx 11025
Department
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Description
Vaccines are suspensions of microorganisms administered with the goal of stimulating the body’s immune system against these same organisms, thereby preventing a clinical disease or reducing its sever¬ity. The agents included in vaccines are inactivated or modified such that, once introduced into the body, they do not cause clinical illness.
Recommended Citation
Daly, Russ and Price, Ann, "Livestock Vaccines: How They Work and How to Ensure They Do Their Job" (2010). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 400.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/400
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