Cattle

Sillycave

Hi All, purchased 14 beef yearlings and am hoping to get them to grass soon, hopefully tomorrow weather permitting.
They have been housed for the winter in a slatted shed.
Just wondering what would ye be looking to dose them with?
Some of them have been coughing a little and not sure of there past dosing history.
Any advice greatly welcome?

ps hope I am okay to post this!

Cavanjack

Sillycave wrote: »

Hi All, purchased 14 beef yearlings and am hoping to get them to grass soon, hopefully tomorrow weather permitting.
They have been housed for the winter in a slatted shed.
Just wondering what would ye be looking to dose them with?
Some of them have been coughing a little and not sure of there past dosing history.
Any advice greatly welcome?

ps hope I am okay to post this!

If they haven’t been dosed since you bought them I’d dose them with levefas diamond. It’ll clear them out.

greysides

The coughing is probably a virus rather than worms. I'd like to start with a clean slate too and not make any assumptions. I'd probably use Ivomec Super and vaccinate for IBR and Clostridial diseases. I'd also check they came as described .... in a reproductive sense.

Sillycave

Cavanjack wrote: »

If they haven’t been dosed since you bought them I’d dose them with levefas diamond. It’ll clear them out.

greysides wrote: »

The coughing is probably a virus rather than worms. I'd like to start with a clean slate too and not make any assumptions. I'd probably use Ivomec Super and vaccinate for IBR and Clostridial diseases. I'd also check they came as described .... in a reproductive sense.

Thanks for replies
Should have said only have them a week.
There for slaughter so not worry about reproductive issues
Was going to go Ivomec Super but was worry it would kill all the worms at once and cause them to get pneumonia due to pressure on the lungs?

dohc turbo2

Why not get a dung sample and check , u could be dosing fir nothing

greysides

Sillycave wrote: »

Thanks for replies
Should have said only have them a week.
There for slaughter so not worry about reproductive issues
Was going to go Ivomec Super but was worry it would kill all the worms at once and cause them to get pneumonia due to pressure on the lungs?

Heifers could be in-calf. Bullocks could be bulls.

Coughing is unlikely to be Hoose, and even if it were it doesn't sound severe from your description, so I wouldn't be worried.

grassroot1

Talk to your vet they are best place to advise you

endainoz

Dung sample way to go I'd say, but you say only a few of them are coughing? Maybe observe them for a while and see if there's any improvement, if they're decent healthy animals they could well sort themselves out.