Neogen®Vet BotVax® B

Clostridium botulinum Type B Toxoid Vaccine for Horses

BotVax^® B is a USDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of equine botulism Type B due to Clostridium botulinum in healthy horses.

Clostridium botulinum Type B

• Accounts for more than 85% of equine botulism cases.¹
• Strikes both foals and adult horses.
• Symptoms can progress quickly and are usually rapidly fatal.
• Its spores remain viable in the soil for years.

Risk Factors

• Any baled hay (round, square, big or small), haylage, or silage products.
• Horses or foals that reside in or travel to endemic areas.
• Horses that travel for shows, races, and other equine events.
• Horses that may sustain a wound, including injection site abscesses, umbilical infections, puncture wounds, and castration sites.

Prevention is your best defense!

• Horses are extremely sensitive to botulinum toxins.
• Timely treatment is critical due to botulism's rapid and severe progression.
• Vaccination is far less expensive than treatment, which can exceed $10,000 with no guarantee of survival.

Simple, safe protection

• Safe to administer to healthy adult horses, pregnant mares, and foals two weeks of age and older.
• Protects against all modes of equine botulism Type B:
  • Forage poisoning
  • Shaker Foal Syndrome (Toxicoinfectious Botulism)
  • Wound botulism
• Included in the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Vaccination Guidelines.²

Dosing and Administration

• Shake well before use.
• Three-dose initial series:
  • Inject 2 mL intramuscularly, using aseptic technique, at monthly intervals for a total of 3 doses.
• Booster annually with a single 2 mL intramuscular dose.

Order Details

Reference Materials

• AAEP Vaccination Guidelines
• Equine Botulism blog
• Botulism Brochure
• Product Information

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and/or Labels

• US and Canada

¹ Horses are also susceptible to Clostridium botulinum Types A, C and potentially D.
² https://aaep.org/horse-owners/owner-guidelines/owner-vaccination-guidelines