Pneumonia vaccine

Count Mondego

I will have around thirty 8 month old weanlings going into the shed around the 1st week of December. The shed will be full with the other age groups as well. Last year I gave the same age group Bovipast RSP vaccine, 4 weeks before going in and a week before as a booster. It worked great felt that they actually thrived better than other years as a result. This covers PI3, BRSV and Mannheimia haemolytica serotype A1

This years it will cost around €430 to do the 30 of them with Bovipast RSP.

I know Ripsoval 4 (Injection) is an alternative that covers PI3, BVD, IBR and BRSV and is in around the same price.


What product do you use and why?

Count Mondego

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tanko

Had an outbreak of pnuemonia in freshly weaned calves four years ago and have used Rispoval 3 every year since on the recommendation of my vet. Haven't had any cases since.
It's very important to treat weanlings properly for worms as well as vaccinating IMO.

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We use Rispoval intranasal on bought in calves. We had an outbreak of pneumonia in weanlings a couple of weeks ago. Vet took swabs and recommended Rispoval intranasal again.
We have been using it for the last 5 years and had not had any problems with pneumonia until this year.

sucklerlover

Count Mondego wrote: »

I will have around thirty 8 month old weanlings going into the shed around the 1st week of December. The shed will be full with the other age groups as well. Last year I gave the same age group Bovipast RSP vaccine, 4 weeks before going in and a week before as a booster. It worked great felt that they actually thrived better than other years as a result. This covers PI3, BRSV and Mannheimia haemolytica serotype A1

This years it will cost around €430 to do the 30 of them with Bovipast RSP.

I know Ripsoval 4 (Injection) is an alternative that covers PI3, BVD, IBR and BRSV and is in around the same price.


What product do you use and why?

I use bovipast. I give them 2 shots as calves. Works out at €12.5 for 2 shots.
I give 1 shot of bovillis up the nose as calves and 1 shot n the muscle in late sept. €3 per shot. Most of the work is done as calves as there easier to handle.

Count Mondego

sucklerlover wrote: »

I use bovipast. I give them 2 shots as calves. Works out at €12.5 for 2 shots.
I give 1 shot of bovillis up the nose as calves and 1 shot n the muscle in late sept. €3 per shot. Most of the work is done as calves as there easier to handle.

Good man. Spring calving I is presume. I've never had pneumonia in spring or summer. Only when the weanlings are in the shed with other stock. They're not packed in but I suppose there's competition for air all the same.