Vaccinations???

[beefy08]

What vaccines do you use for your cows/bulls/calves? How often do you have to give them? ))

 

[LN]

Your best bet is to ask your local veterinarian about a vaccination program. They will know best about what is needed for your area.

 

[OH Breeder]

Here is some wonderful advice  from a fellow Planet-eer. Cowboy

We use a spring AND fall vac program on the cows.

In late gestation -- no more than 30 days prior to calving, I give the cows a dose of Scour Gaurd 4-K-C along with a booster of Vision 7 or 8 with spur.

I use Bovi-Shield Gold 5 or better after calving in the spring, at LEAST 30 days prior to breeding them back -- that is very important.

In the fall I come back after weaning and booster them all with the killed form of the same viruses -- usually I use Cattlemaster 5 -- which is safe for pregnant cows.

Make sure you are getting the most current version of Lepto -- the Hardjo Bovis is a real killer -- if yopu have lots of deer around -- make sure you get that in there.

Calves -- I only use a Shot of Alpha 7 at birth here -- but we have been very diligent with the clostridiums on the cows as listed above.

At 30 days, I booster the calves with Vision 7 (Do not use Alpha again) and possibly give them TSV-2 (Pi) and meybe in wet years a shot of Pink Eye vaccine -- this will help later when the weds get big and start causing problems with eye damage.

When I wean, 2 weeks prior to weaning I give the calves a dose of Cattlemaster OR Triangle 5 - make sure it is killed strain virus.

At weaning, I give the calves all a dose of Bovishield Gold 5 LV -- and they are done. EASY right!! hehehe

 

[beefy08]

  That sounds pretty expensive. How much does all of that cost?

 

[C-CROSS]

At birth CXD antitoxin, may Ultra 7/sombac, bovishiel 5, nasalgen,once pHM, cows get anthrax and Preg 10
Fall oneset, PHM, ultra 7/sombac- booster oneset and Somnus
It isn't cheap, but one dead calf more than pays for it.