Jeffers Pet offers a range of Cattle Respiratory Vaccines, essential for protecting cattle against respiratory diseases. These vaccines, from leading brands like Zoetis and Merck, are crucial in preventing conditions like pneumonia and BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease), ensuring the health and productivity of your herd.
How do cattle get bovine respiratory disease?
Stress is a major contributor to BRDC. Events such as weaning, dehorning, shipping and weather changes can compromise the animal’s immune system, making it susceptible to disease-causing viruses and bacteria. Although stress cannot be eliminated entirely from the cow/calf operation, it can be reduced through careful handling and sanitary conditions. An important tool in reducing the risk of BRDC is proper vaccination. Vaccinating early in life is important to stimulate immunity before animals are stressed and exposed to disease. Calves that survive respiratory disease may not grow as fast or as large as calves that have never been affected. Affected heifers may also breed later than their healthy herd mates.
What is the best respiratory vaccine for cattle?
Jeffers carries a wide selection including Inforce 3 (intranasal IBR/PI3/BRSV MLV), Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot, BOVIGEN Platinum 5 L5, Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ, Triangle 5, CattleMaster Gold FP 5, and Titanium 5, among others.
What are the recommended or essential respiratory vaccines for cattle?
The core respiratory vaccines for cattle target IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis), BVD Types 1 & 2 (Bovine Viral Diarrhea), PI3 (Parainfluenza 3), and BRSV (Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus). Many producers also include bacterial coverage for Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida (shipping fever). Products like Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ provide modified live protection against IBR, BVD Types I and II, PI3, BRSV, and Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid in a single dose.
How often should you give respiratory vaccines to cattle?
The schedule for respiratory vaccines for cattle mostly requires an initial 2-dose series, about 3–4 weeks apart, for first-time vaccinates, followed by annual revaccination. Titanium 5, for example, requires a 2 mL dose IM or SQ with annual revaccination recommended, and calves should be revaccinated after 6 months of age or at weaning. Cattle at high risk receive an intranasal booster at processing for faster immune response.
What are the targeted diseases of respiratory vaccines for cattle?
Respiratory vaccines for cattle target the following:
- IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis) – caused by Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1)
- BVD Types 1 & 2 (Bovine Viral Diarrhea) – viral disease causing respiratory and reproductive damage
- PI3 (Parainfluenza 3) – viral pathogen commonly involved in shipping fever complex
- BRSV (Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus) – particularly dangerous in young calves
- Mannheimia haemolytica – primary bacterial cause of pneumonia/shipping fever
- Pasteurella multocida – secondary bacterial pathogen in BRD complex
- Histophilus somni (Somnus) – bacterial cause of respiratory and neurological disease in some combination vaccines
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