Ostrich

Ratite pox

Commercial fowlpox vaccine

• In wing web

• Administered at 10–14 days of age

Ostrich

Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

Sterne cattle vaccine

• Initial booster 3 weeks before placing into pasture pens

• Booster 2–3 weeks later with annual vaccine

Ostrich

Clostridium perfringens types C and D

Commercial livestock vaccine

• Initial inoculation at 12 weeks of age, followed by booster 2 weeks later

• Annual booster

Emu

Eastern, western, Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Commercial equine vaccine with or without tetanus

• Initial inoculation at 6–8 weeks of age, followed by two boosters 4 weeks apart

• Booster every 6 months

• Booster in the event of an outbreak

Emu

Blackleg (Clostridium chauvoei )

Commercial livestock vaccine

• Initial inoculation at 8 weeks of age followed by booster 12 weeks later

• Annual booster after breeding season