Equine treatment and method of administering such treatment

摘要

The invention is directed to a novel method for the use of vaccines to be used in the treatment and/or prevention of Navicular Disease in horses. The method comprises administration of a preparation of Haemophilus somnus (H. somnus) and/or Haemophilus ovis (H. ovis) or a combination of H. somnus and H. ovis antigen, by intramuscular injection. Vaccination with antigens specific to these bacilli will prevent onset of Navicular Disease and will prevent further degeneration of the Navicular bone and bursa in animals afflicted with the disease.