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ANIMAL VACCINES

Animal Vaccines Benefit

Animals, People, Environment

Benefits for Animals

Vaccines are the first line of defense against animal disease

Combined with quality nutrition and biosecurity practices that prevent the spread of disease on farms, animal vaccines:

Help fight disease

to protect the animal and lessen the impactof illness.1

Benefit the herd

by building immunity and preventing disease outbreaks.2

Lessen the duration of illness

resulting in improved animal health and well-being.

Benefits for people

Healthier animals produce more protein to feed a growing world population

Globally, for every two 
cattle vaccinated one less person goes hungry.3

Vaccinating 60% of cattle globally increases beef production to feed an additional 3.1 billion people.3

A 1% reduction in dairy cattle disease rates through preventative measures like vaccination increases milk production to support an additional 80 million people.3

Vaccination is the first line of defense against disease. Poultry disease was associated with a 
5% increase in global hunger or 34 million people in 2019.3

BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Healthy animals produce less emissions3

Healthy animals require fewer resources

to grow, reducing the environmental footprint of animal agriculture.3

Vaccinating herds and flocks results in less disease,

death loss and
wasted resources.

A global reduction in the infection rate of herds

is associated with a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.3

Vaccines are crucial to support the health of animals, people and the environment.

Animal Vaccines

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Richeson, J., Hughes, H., Broadway, P., Carroll, J. Vaccination Management of Beef Cattle: Delayed Vaccination and Endotoxin Stacking. Oct. 4, 2019;35(3):575-592. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.07.003. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7125876/#abs0010. Retrieved Feb. 3, 2025.
  2. Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. The Relationship Between Vaccines and Herd Immunity. April 9, 2021. https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/relationship-between-vaccines-herd-immunity. Retrieved Feb. 3, 2025.
  3. Oxford Analytica. Animal health and Sustainability: A Global Data Analysis. A Report Produced for HealthforAnimals. April 18, 2023. 1-60. 
https://healthforanimals.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Animal-health-and-Sustainability-A-Global-Data-Analysis-July-23.pdf. Retrieved Feb. 3, 2025.