Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an antigenic composition comprising at least one antigen that comprises at least one antigenic epitope or antigenic determinant derived from a protein present in one or both of S. equi subsp. Equi and subsp. Zooepidemicus and use thereof for immunization of non-human mammals against S. equi subsp. equi and/or subsp. Zooepidemicus. The present invention also discloses a vaccine composition comprising the aforesaid antigenic composition as immunizing component. The antigens used are EAG, FNZ, SFS, SEC and ScLC.