Vaccinations – An Important Part of Dairy Management
By Heather Smith Thomas Vaccination is one of the tools that every dairy utilizes to keep animals healthy, to minimize disease problems and use of antibiotics. Immunization is a necessary aid to limit or prevent disease due to common pathogens, such as Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) virus, Parainfluenza-3 (PI3) virus, Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) virus, […]
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Vaccination Reactions
Vaccination Reactions By Heather Smith Thomas Occasionally cattle react to vaccine. An allergic reaction can be mild and local (swelling at the injection site after vaccination) or serious and fatal—if the animal goes into anaphylactic shock. The vaccines administered to cattle contain antigens that are “foreign” to the animal’s body. With vaccines, the goal is […]
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