Mucosal Immunology and Vaccine Development

Veterinary Vaccines

The main goals of veterinary vaccines are to progress the health and welfare of companion animals, increase production of livestock in an economical manner, and prevent animal to human transmission from both domestic animals and wildlife. Animals, just like humans, suffer from a range of infectious diseases. As veterinarymedicine has advanced, prevention of disease has become a priority. One of the best means of prevention is by creating immunity in the animal. This is usually achieved by vaccination. Vaccination also reduces the amount of pharmaceutical treatments (such as antibiotics) used to control conventional diseases and, in many instances, has prevented long term suffering and death.