title: [How can the practicing veterinarian select the best vaccine?].
abstract: To choose the best vaccine from the available vaccines is a difficult task for the veterinary practitioner. The aim of this article is to tender the practitioner criteria for making the best choice. Efficacy is the most important criterion when selecting a vaccine. The efficacy can be assessed by studying the results of well-designed vaccination-challenge experiments performed in the laboratory and of field trials. Safety is the second criterion for quality of vaccines. Other aspects that can influence the choice of a vaccine are: available documentation, the cost and biopharmaceutical data. A systematic and objective comparison of the quality criteria of vaccines will lead to the selection of the best vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Ernest Solvay leerstoel, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van Oirschot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012449:Safety; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000592:standards*; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000592:standards; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines; D019155:Veterinary Drugs
vernacular_title: Hoe kan de praktiserend dierenarts het beste vaccin kiezen?