Leptospirosis

edward901 · 25-04-2019 10:19pm #1

Hi, I just want to know what time of the year do you vaccinate for lepto. I used to do it years ago.Has it to be done twice the first year?Is it necessary to do the maiden heifers as well?

Dakota Dan · 25-04-2019 10:23pm

edward901 wrote: »

Hi, I just want to know what time of the year do you vaccinate for lepto. I used to do it years ago.Has it to be done twice the first year?Is it necessary to do the maiden heifers as well?

The vaccine isn’t available I’m Ireland until the end of May and you’ll have to order it. Yes twice the first year and once a year after that all breeding animals and stock bulls.

edward901 · 25-04-2019 10:30pm

Any idea how much per animal is the vaccine

john mayo 10 · 25-04-2019 10:53pm

Not dear at all. I got 50ml last year for bout 70 euro delivered. 2 ml per animal so just hindered 3 euro per head.

GrasstoMilk · 26-04-2019 1:45am

Valentine's day and paddy's day is the dates for lepto. Easy to remember.
Cant be got though. Heifers got there first vaccine this year but couldny get any for there booster

whelan2 · 26-04-2019 7:18am

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Valentine's day and paddy's day is the dates for lepto. Easy to remember.
Cant be got though. Heifers got there first vaccine this year but couldny get any for there booster

We used to have to vaccinate every 6 months. Had a terrible problem with lepto. We stretched it out gradually to once a year and they are done in June now each year. It works for us. I have vaccine ordered, promised to get it in May. We are in the glanbia health screening and it's showing up ok

stretch film · 26-04-2019 7:21am

With 12 mth cover I've started doing mine in early spring before heavy workload.
Was lucky buying before Xmas.
Vet reckons do at housing and tie in with Ibr.
He also says there is a trend towards vaccinating calves before any major exposure. Anyone doing it.
Effectively an extra shot over there lifetime .

Buford T. Justice XIX · 26-04-2019 6:50pm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Valentine's day and paddy's day is the dates for lepto. Easy to remember.
Cant be got though. Heifers got there first vaccine this year but couldny get any for there booster

CAHL are importing a different lepto vac under licence, should be available in early June.

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/alternative-lepto-vaccine-to-be-imported-455303

RobinBanks · 22-07-2019 2:39pm

Can you treat an animal Lepto or do you only vaccinate to prevent it?

Mooooo · 22-07-2019 7:02pm

RobinBanks wrote: »

Can you treat an animal Lepto or do you only vaccinate to prevent it?

If they have it a course of pen/strep will deal with it but you have to wait a bit till vaccinating then. If they have tested +ve for it vaccinating is the best way going forward once current outbreak dealt with. Chat with the vet.
Have to do the cow's here from scratch again, first shot this week and booster 4 weeks time. Was only able to get enough to do the heifers.

edward901 · 16-04-2020 10:10pm

Is it ok to vaccinate cows that are due to calf over the next few weeks.I have already vaccinated the maiden heifers and half of the milking cows.I will need 2 more bottles to do the rest of the herd.The bottles come in 25 vaccine amounts.In order to use up all of the 2 bottles I want to know is it alright to do the remaining cows that are due to calf. The vaccine is to be used fully within a short time of opening it up.

Toetohand · 17-04-2020 2:49pm

edward901 wrote: »

Is it ok to vaccinate cows that are due to calf over the next few weeks.I have already vaccinated the maiden heifers and half of the milking cows.I will need 2 more bottles to do the rest of the herd.The bottles come in 25 vaccine amounts.In order to use up all of the 2 bottles I want to know is it alright to do the remaining cows that are due to calf. The vaccine is to be used fully within a short time of opening it up.

We did them Patrick’s day for Lepto. Calved or not calved they all got it. Calved subsequently with no issues. Possibly 15 calved post vaccine with zero issues.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 17-04-2020 3:59pm

edward901 wrote: »

Is it ok to vaccinate cows that are due to calf over the next few weeks.I have already vaccinated the maiden heifers and half of the milking cows.I will need 2 more bottles to do the rest of the herd.The bottles come in 25 vaccine amounts.In order to use up all of the 2 bottles I want to know is it alright to do the remaining cows that are due to calf. The vaccine is to be used fully within a short time of opening it up.

We do everything in January for Lepto, no issues whatsoever.

longgonesilver · 17-04-2020 4:26pm

Animals and humans should be vaccinated when they are at their healthiest if possible. This gives the best resistance possible.i

If you vaccinate a sick of heavily pregnant animal they might develop a lesser response and have poorer immunity.

Donegalforever · 17-04-2020 7:59pm

I have a 50 ml (25 doses) of Spirovac.
As I wont use it all I am wondering if I taped the vial immediately and put it back in the fridge, would it still be effective to use it again to give second doses to two heifers in 4 - 6 weeks after the first dose/

Jack C · 17-04-2020 10:56pm

Donegalforever wrote: »

I have a 50 ml (25 doses) of Spirovac.
As I wont use it all I am wondering if I taped the vial immediately and put it back in the fridge, would it still be effective to use it again to give second doses to two heifers in 4 - 6 weeks after the first dose/

Wondering exactly the same thing. Leptovoid only comes in 25 doses which is a pain when you have 27 to do. I chanced taking 4 ml from the second bottle and sealing it and putting it back in fridge.

Lime Tree Farm · 18-04-2020 12:01am

Jack C wrote: »

Wondering exactly the same thing. Leptovoid only comes in 25 doses which is a pain when you have 27 to do. I chanced taking 4 ml from the second bottle and sealing it and putting it back in fridge.

What I do in than instance, I inject slightly less than the 2 ml, and get all 27 covered.

It's air entering the vial when opened that affects vaccines.

einn32 · 18-04-2020 3:00am

Donegalforever wrote: »

I have a 50 ml (25 doses) of Spirovac.
As I wont use it all I am wondering if I taped the vial immediately and put it back in the fridge, would it still be effective to use it again to give second doses to two heifers in 4 - 6 weeks after the first dose/

No it won't.

edward901 · 26-04-2020 11:30pm

Anyone know if it is ok to use the remainder of a lepto vaccine in 6 weeks time.Will it be ok in the fridge?

whelan2 · 27-04-2020 6:22am

Just read the data sheet. Shelf life after opening is 8 hours.

Donegalforever · 17-05-2020 8:37pm

Last year I used imported Lepto Vaccine; this year I had a considerable number of cows that were empty.

Did anyone else who used the imported Lepto vaccine have similar experience ?

Gawddawggonnit · 18-05-2020 12:26am

Donegalforever wrote: »

Last year I used imported Lepto Vaccine; this year I had a considerable number of cows that were empty.

Did anyone else who used the imported Lepto vaccine have similar experience ?

I buy in pretty much all replacement stock. I vaccinate for *known* viruses in the herd, no more, no less. Why vaccinate for viruses you *might* get...?...unless your vet/medicine provider needs financial support?

Lime Tree Farm · 18-05-2020 7:59am

Why vaccinate for viruses you *might* get...?

That's the very principle behind the production of Vaccines.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 18-05-2020 10:25am

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

I buy in pretty much all replacement stock. I vaccinate for *known* viruses in the herd, no more, no less. Why vaccinate for viruses you *might* get...?...unless your vet/medicine provider needs financial support?

Lepto is a bacteria, Dawg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis

And as it also is transmissable to humans, it would be considered standard procedure to vaccinate to protect the health of anybody working with the animals in a herd.

Leptospirosis

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