Cattle Vaccinations: “Choosing the right vaccines at the right time”

Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS

Professor and Extension Program Leader for Veterinary MedicineTexas 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 AgentsBacteria Calf Ages

E. coli <5 daC. perfringens B, C 5-30 daC. perfringens D >30 daSalmonella >15 da

VirusesRotavirus 5-15 daCoronavirus 5-15 daBVD >30 da

Protozoa

Cryptosporidia 5-30 daCoccidia >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