The invention provides an improved
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin vaccine composition, which advantageously provides
immunity from infection after a
single administration. The composition comprises an inactivated
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and an
adjuvant mixture, which, in combination, provide
immunity from
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection after a
single administration, and elicit an immune response specific to
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and including
cell-mediated
immunity and local (
secretory IgA) immunity. In a preferred embodiment, the
adjuvant mixture comprises an
acrylic acid polymer, most preferably CARBOPOL®, and a mixture of a metabolizable oil such as one or more unsaturated
terpene hydrocarbons, preferably
squalene or
squalane, and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block
copolymer such as PLURONIC®. The vaccine composition may optionally include a
preservative, preferably thimerosol and / or EDTA. In another embodiment, the invention provides an improved
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin vaccine composition, which advantageously provides immunity from infection after a
single administration, and comprises an inactivated
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and an
adjuvant or adjuvant mixture, which, in combination, provide immunity from Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection after a single administration, and elicit an immune response specific to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and including
cell-mediated immunity and local (
secretory IgA) immunity, in combination with other vaccine components.