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Cattle Vaccinations: “Choosing the right vaccines at the right time”. Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader for Veterinary Medicine Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System. Cow Reproduction Failure: Causative Disease Agents. Bacterial
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Cattle Vaccinations: “Choosing the right vaccines at the right time” Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader for Veterinary Medicine Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System
Cow Reproduction Failure: Causative Disease Agents • Bacterial • Brucellosis (Bang’s) • Leptospirosis (Lepto) • Vibriosis (Vibrio) • Viral • Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) • Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) • Protozoal • Trichomoniasis (Trich) • Neosporosis (Neospora)
Cow Reproduction Failure: Vaccines • Bang’s Vaccine (Mod. Live) • Lepto Bacterin (5-way) • Vibrio Bacterin • IBR-BVD Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live) • Trich Vaccine (Killed) • Neospora Vaccine (Killed) *Killed Vaccines • 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart) *Mod. Live Vaccines • 1 dose initially *1 dose annually
Calf Scours: Causative Disease Agents Bacteria Calf Ages E. coli <5 da C. perfringens B, C 5-30 da C. perfringens D >30 da Salmonella >15 da Viruses Rotavirus 5-15 da Coronavirus 5-15 da BVD >30 da Protozoa Cryptosporidia 5-30 da Coccidia >15 da
Calf Scours: Vaccines • E. coli K-99 Bacterin • Rotavirus-Coronavirus Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live) • C. perfringens C,D (B) Bacterin (7-way Blackleg) *Killed Vaccines • 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart) *Mod. Live Vaccines • 1 dose initially *1 dose annually
Calf Septicemia:Causative Disease Agents • E. coli • Lepto
Calf Septicemia: Vaccines • E. coli K-99 Bacterin • Lepto Bacterin (5-way) *Killed Vaccines • 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart) *1 dose annually
Calf Pneumonia:Causative Disease Agents • Bacteria • Pasteurella • H. somnus • Viruses • IBR • PI3 • BRSV • BVD • Stress • Weather • Weaning
Calf Pneumonia:Vaccines • Pasteurella Vaccine/Bacterin (Killed, Mod.Live) • H. somnus Bacterin • IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live) *Killed Vaccines • 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart) *Mod. Live Vaccines • 1 dose initially *1 dose annually
Cow-Calf Sudden Death:Causative Disease Agents • Clostridial Diseases (Blackleg Group) • Blackleg (C. chauvoei) • Blackgut (C. perfringens B) • Blackgut (C. perfringens C) • Blackgut (C. perfringens D) • Blackneck (C. sordellii) • Blackliver (C. novyi) • Malignant edema (C. septicum) • Redwater (C. hemolyticum)
Cow-Calf Sudden Death: Vaccines • 7-way Blackleg Bacterin • 8-way Blackleg Bacterin *Killed Vaccines • 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart) *1 dose annually
Cattle Vaccinations:Minimum • Lepto (5-way) • Blackleg (7-way, 8-way) • Bang’s
Cattle Vaccinations:Intermediate • Lepto (5-way) • Blackleg (7-way, 8-way) • Bang’s • IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way)
Cattle Vaccinations:Complete • Lepto (5-way) • Blackleg (7-way, 8-way) • Bang’s • IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way) • Pasteurella • H. somnus • Vibrio • Trich • Neospora • E. coli • Rotavirus-Coronavirus
Cow-Calf Herd • 37 cows (4-10 yr old) • 3 replacement heifers (16 mo old) • 1 herd bull (7yr old) • 1 replacement bull (2 yr old) • Breeding season (MAY-JUL) • Calving season (FEB-APR)
Easter Herd Working • April 3, 2010 • 37 cows (34 nursing, 3 springing) • 3 heifers (open) • 2 bulls • 34 nursing calves • 20 born FEB • 10 born MAR • 4 born early APR • (3 born late APR)
What vaccines? • Cows • Calves • Bulls • Heifers
Thanksgiving Herd Working • November 27, 2010 • 37 pregnant cows • 3 pregnant heifers • 1 bull
What vaccines? • Cows • Bulls • Heifers