Equine influenza vaccination is one of the most important preventive health measures for horses, protecting against a highly contagious and debilitating respiratory disease.
Equine influenza causes significant welfare harm through high fever, respiratory distress, and severe malaise lasting weeks. Vaccinated horses experience substantially reduced clinical signs if exposed. Given the highly contagious nature of the virus, vaccination protects not only the individual horse but the welfare of all horses in contact with them. Vaccination is a community welfare responsibility, not just an individual decision.