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Calf Pneumonia
We’ve seen a number of outbreaks of pneumonia last month.
Aggressive treatment with antibiotics and anti inflammatories saves
the majority of calves but at what cost? Already you’re thinking
of the cost of the drugs and our visit aren’t you? Well that’s
the tip of the iceberg! The obvious other costs are the calf that
dies either immediately or that is a poor doer and dies of something
else later. The more subtle costs are the calves you may not have
even treated. Studies have shown that even the “well”
calves suffer a measurable check in growth.
Vaccination needs to be part of the control strategy for pneumonia
control. It can be sometimes difficult to give a full course of
vaccine before the calves are at risk of getting pneumonia. A new
vaccine against RSV and PI3 virus has come onto the market. It is
an intranasal vaccine which can be used at 3 weeks of age and gives
protection within days. Protection then lasts for approximately
9 weeks.
If you think this vaccine can help your pneumonia problem, please
give the surgery a ring.
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