Published: April 04, 2008 01:01 pm            

Farmers educated on care of cattle during short course

April 2, 2008 — During the 9th Annual Regional Cattlemen’s Short Course in Elliott County, farmers learned a lot about unusual outbreaks of diseases in cattle and the types of vaccines and bacterins needed to treat the animals.

Dr. Patty Scharko, DVM, MPH livestock disease center extension remnant veterinarian for University of Kentucky was the final speaker at the three-program session.

Scharko spoke to farmers about such diseases as ‘Blackleg,” pinkeye and calves suffering scours.

She said in 2006, Kentucky faces more cases of Blackleg than ever before. Cattle become infected with the virus that is insect born, especially when water is coming down from drought stricken areas. She said deer carry the midge bugs into the mud and the bugs then bite the cattle.

Scharko offered farmers a partial list of available vaccines, what virus the cattle may contract and the dosage needed for each product per animal.



Scours vaccines, virus and dosage (to be injected into cow)

Bovine Pilishield – E. Coli – one shot

Calf-Guard – Rota & Corona Virus (can also be given orally to calf)

Piliguard E.Coli – E. Coli – one shot

Guardian – E. Coli, rota & Corona virus, Cl. Perfringens type C

Scour Bos 4 – Rota & Corona Virus

Scours Bos 9 – E. Coli, Rota & Corona Virus, Cl. Perfringens type C

SourGuard 3-K+C – E. Coli, Rota & Corona Virus, Cl. Perfringens type C

ScourGuard 3-K – E. Coli, Rota & Corona virus

Scharko said the injections could be given to the cows during fall worming and two to four weeks after the initial injection a booster should be given. “ A seven to eight month pregnant cow can be given the injections but I just like doing,” she said while offering her advice.



Scours vaccines, virus and dosage (to be given oral to calf)

Bar-Guard 99 – E. Coli antiserum

Bovine Ecolizer – E.Coli

Bovine Ecolizer + C – E. Coli, Cl perfringens type C

Calf-Guard – Rotavirus, Corona virus (can be injected into cow)

E. Coli + C – E. Coli, Cl perfringens type C

E. Colicin-B – E. Coli Antiserum

First Defense – E. Coli, Corona virus and antibodies



Pinkeye Vaccines– Moraxella bovis

20/20 Vision 7 – SQ

Alpha 7/MB – SQ

MaxiGuard Pinkeye – SQ

Ocu-guard MB – SQ

Piliguard Pinkeye TriView – SQ (60-day meat withdrawl)

Rainbow SolidBac Pinkeye IR/PR – Sq or ear



Mycoplasma

Myco-Bac B – SQ (Repeat ay 7 and 14 days)

Pulmo-Guard MpB – SQ (Repeat in 14-28 days)



Leptospirosis hardjo-bovis

Spirovac L5 – Pfizer

Vira Shield 6+L5 (HB) – Novartis

Vista L5 – Intervet



Blackleg (Clostridial) 7-Way bactrin; all given subcutaneously (under skin)

Alpha-7 – 2 ml (reactions/knots)

Bar Vac 7 – 5 ml

Caliber 7 – 2 ml BQA friendly

Clostridial 7-Way – 5 ml

Clostri Shield 7 – 2 ml BQA friendly

Cobalt 7 – 2 ml BQA friendly

Covexin 8 – 5 ml includes tetanus

Electroid 7 Vccine – 5 ml

Fortress 7 – 5 ml BQA friendly

UltraBac 7 – 5 ml

UltraChoice 7 – 2 ml BQA friendly

Vision 7 – 2 ml BQA friendly



4-Way Viral Vaccine (IBR/PI3/BVD/BRSV) Modified Live Virus

• Not in pregnant cattle, unless specifically stated on label. Handle carefully and keep refrigerated; do not use disinfectants (alcohol) in syringe.

Arsenal 4.1 – SQ (Type I & II BVD)

Bovishield 4 – Now approved for pregnant cattle/read label

BoviShield Gold FP 5 – IM (Type I & II BVD)

Breed-Back FP 5 – SQ (Type I & II BVD)

Express – SQ

Jencine 4 – SQ/IM

PregGuard 9 – IM (Lepto, no BRSV)

Pryamid 5 or 10 – SQ/IM

Reliant 4 – IM (Killed BRSV)

Titanium 5 – SQ/IM

Vista 5 SQ – SQ (Type I & II BVD)



IBR/Pl3 Intranasal MLV vaccines

Nasalgen IP

Quick Shield

TSV-2

Mannheimia (Pasteurella) Haemolytica/Pasteurella multocida (PM) vaccines

One PMH SQ/Vista Once SQ – SQ (rehydrate)

One Shot – SQ (rehydrate)

Presponse HM – IM (ready to use)

Presponse SQ – SQ (ready to use)

PulmoGuard PHM-1 – SQ (ready to use)

Respishield HM – SQ (ready to use)

Inclusion on this listing does not constitute an endorsement of any product by the University of Kentucky Extension Service. There may be other products that fit into these categories. This list represents the products most commonly available by Kentucky cattle producers.

WARNING – most vaccine have a meat withdrawl time of at least 21 days and up to 60 days. Record date of vaccination and observe adequate food safety and beef quality assurance

        

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