Cattle Vaccinations: Choosing the right vaccines at the right time

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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 AM System

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Cow Reproduction Failure Causative Disease
Agents

• Bacterial
• Brucellosis (Bangs)
• Leptospirosis (Lepto)
• Vibriosis (Vibrio)
• Viral
• Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
• Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
• Protozoal
• Trichomoniasis (Trich)
• Neosporosis (Neospora)

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Cow Reproduction Failure Vaccines

• Bangs 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

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Calf Scours Causative Disease Agents

• Bacteria
  Calf Ages
• E. coli lt5 da
• C. perfringens B, C 5-30 da
• C. perfringens D gt30 da
• Salmonella gt15 da
• Viruses
• Rotavirus 5-15 da
• Coronavirus 5-15 da
• BVD gt30 da
• Protozoa
• Cryptosporidia 5-30 da
• Coccidia gt15 da

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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

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Calf SepticemiaCausative Disease Agents

• E. coli
• Lepto

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Calf Septicemia Vaccines

• E. coli K-99 Bacterin
• Lepto Bacterin (5-way)
• Killed Vaccines
• 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
• 1 dose annually

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Calf PneumoniaCausative Disease Agents

• Bacteria
• Pasteurella
• H. somnus
• Viruses
• IBR
• PI3
• BRSV
• BVD
• Stress
• Weather
• Weaning

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Calf PneumoniaVaccines

• 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

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Cow-Calf Sudden DeathCausative 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)

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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

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Cattle VaccinationsMinimum

• Lepto (5-way)
• Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
• Bangs

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Cattle VaccinationsIntermediate

• Lepto (5-way)
• Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
• Bangs
• IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way)

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Cattle VaccinationsComplete

• Lepto (5-way)
• Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
• Bangs
• IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way)
• Pasteurella
• H. somnus
• Vibrio
• Trich
• Neospora
• E. coli
• Rotavirus-Coronavirus

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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)

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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)

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What vaccines?

• Cows
• Calves
• Bulls
• Heifers

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Thanksgiving Herd Working

• November 27, 2010
• 37 pregnant cows
• 3 pregnant heifers
• 1 bull

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What vaccines?

• Cows
• Bulls
• Heifers

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