scour vaccine

vanderbadger

anyone vaccinate their cows to prevent calves getting scour when born? I hear its a good job but since my stock bull does the job Im never sure when a cow is due till i see her spring up etc so not sure if the vaccines would suit me, you need to inject cows at particular times in pregnancy right? anyone know anything about this??

dasheriff

I have used it for the last few years and i find it fantastic,the year before scour took over the shed and i lost 6 calves to it..

You have to inject the cow 1 to 3 months before calving VB but if you work out the cows last calving date and the date when you let the bull off with them you will be acurate enough, thats what i do anyway..

mossfort

vanderbadger wrote: »

anyone vaccinate their cows to prevent calves getting scour when born? I hear its a good job but since my stock bull does the job Im never sure when a cow is due till i see her spring up etc so not sure if the vaccines would suit me, you need to inject cows at particular times in pregnancy right? anyone know anything about this??

would you not consider getting your cows scanned to know when cows are due to calf ,to find any empty cows etc.
yes you inject 3 to 12 weeks prior to calving and the calf is protected with the vaccine working through the biestings.

vanderbadger

whats the name of the product ye use lads

mossfort

rotavec corona.
its very expensive i think roughly 10 euros per animal .

whelan1

i use the rotavec corona aswell very dear but very effective... you have to give it 13 weeks before they calve and calf must get the biestings for at least a week after calving

mossfort

from what i remember it has to be given from 3 weeks prior to calving up to 12 weeks prior to calving.

whelan1

think there is another rotavec - a pink one that you can give within the 3 weeks but wouldnt be as good as the white one as far as i can remember

vanderbadger

thanks for the info, does rotavec corona cover a wide range or 1 particular scour type?

whelan1

i do the cows with rotavec for rotavirus and the calves get halocur for 3 days after being born for cyrptosporidia and vecoxan at 7 days and 21 days for coccidiosis:eek:

mossfort

it protects against e.coli rotavirus and coronavirus.

dar31

whelan1 wrote: »

i do the cows with rotavec for rotavirus and the calves get halocur for 3 days after being born for cyrptosporidia and vecoxan at 7 days and 21 days for coccidiosis:eek:

sounds like a very expensive and labour intensive regime, when there is a problem you have to throw every thing at it, and if it works you tend to stay with it.
am in the same boat with mineral suplementation, it has now grown to be very expensive with numerous variations. have decided this year to take a step back, and forget everything previous, build a new profile of the herd and act on this, hopefully simplifying the system.
on vacinnes had a mojor problem 8 years ago, esp in old suckler herd as wel as dairy herd, started using trivacton 6, it was essentail to ensure calf got colustrum with in 2 hrs and it worked well, only done spring calvers, as autum calvers calved in paddock, leaving the calves out in feild for 12 hrs made huge difference even in the spills of rain. the problem only arose as sheds got full and weather got milder.
vaccination played a big part in the cure, but sorting out environmental conditions of calves was just as big,
calves out to paddock at weaning in spring
clean and disinfect shed at xmas and give a break for month and disinfect again before first calf comes in

whelan1

ye i am dairying and al these problems arose when i bought in stock:rolleyes: i am liquid milk and am finished my autumn calving about 6 wks ago and have the sheds cleaned and disenfected ready to go again after christmas , its very time consuming put worth it if the calves stay healthy

vanderbadger

whelan1 wrote: »

i do the cows with rotavec for rotavirus and the calves get halocur for 3 days after being born for cyrptosporidia and vecoxan at 7 days and 21 days for coccidiosis:eek:

interesting whelan1, i too have a problem with coccidiosis, i have given the calves a dose a few weeks after they are born but found it hasnt worked as a preventative, they only seem to develope it when quite strong, around the 40 day age bracket, does giving it to them at the intervals you mention prevent it?

whelan1

i also give another shot to any calves that are showing signs of deteriorating and a life aid for a few days to give them energy to get over the challenge on them :rolleyes: