Should Your Pet Be Shot?
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Canine vaccines and duration of immunity There has been a fair amount of research into vaccine duration of immunity. I have presented the most well-known and what appears to be the most scientifically accurate here. The Schultz studies and canine vaccines
Starting in the late 1970's Dr. Ron Schultz, now Chairman of the Department of Pathobiological Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, began a series of investigations into the actual duration of immunity of canine vaccines. A summary of his and other studies is presented here:
Minimum Duration of Immunity for Canine Vaccines
For a greater detail, read the PDF of the
2011 American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Canine Vaccination Guidelines,