Health Care
Beef Cattle Health Program : Birth to weaning
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WHEN/AGE |
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| Vaccines | Internal parasites | External parasites | Trace minerals / Vitamins | |
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Week 1 |
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Treat as needed: Amipor (pour-on) and/or Multidip (dip & spray) and/or Virbamec LA (inject) and/or Eliminate (pour-on) (Do not treat too early as to stimulate development of immunity against tick-borne diseases - except for Brown Ear Tick that requires immediate treatment) |
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3 months |
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Roundworm & Tapeworm: Prodose Blue or Virbamax First Drench Roundworm, Tapeworm & Liver Fluke: Flukazole C | Injectable: Multimin Se, Cu, Cr or Oral: OptiLumen Neo | |
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4-8 months |
Brucellosis (Contagious abortion) - only heifer calves S19 (no later than 8 months and do not repeat!) or RB51 | - | - | |
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6 months |
Black Qtr/Botulism/Anthrax 3-in1 vaccine or seperate vaccines* | - | - | |
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7 months (before/at weaning) |
Black Quarter / Botulism - booster 2-in-1 or seperate vaccines* | Roundworm: Virbamec LA or Eliminate Roundworm & Liver Fluke: Flukazole C or Virbamec L | Injectable: Multimin Se, Cu, Cr + ProVit A | |
| OPTIONAL VACCINATIONS: | ||||
| Discuss inclusion, timing and product with your local veterinarian | Tick-borne diseases: Heartwater blood (< 3 weeks) Redwater blood (6 months) Anaplasmosis blood (6 months) | BRD (bovine respiratory disease): BVD/IBR/Pi3/BRSV plus Pasteurella/Mannheimia | Other Viral Diseases: Rift Valley Fever Lumpy Skin Disease 3-Day-Stiffness | Other: *Multi-clostridial vaccine *Multi-clostridial/Pasteurella combo E coli Salmonella (paratifus) Pink-eye |