1. Cattle Vaccinations:
“Choosing the right vaccines
at the right time”
Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS
Professor and Extension Program Leader for Veterinary Medicine
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M System

2. Cow Reproduction Failure:
Causative Disease Agents
Bacterial
 Brucellosis (Bang’s)
 Leptospirosis (Lepto)
 Vibriosis (Vibrio)
Viral
 Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
 Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
Protozoal
 Trichomoniasis (Trich)
 Neosporosis (Neospora)

3. Cow Reproduction Failure:
Vaccines
 Bang’s Vaccine (Mod. Live)
 Lepto Bacterin (5-way)
 Vibrio Bacterin
 IBR-BVD Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live)
 Trich Vaccine (Killed)
 Neospora Vaccine (Killed)
*Killed Vaccines
 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
*Mod. Live Vaccines
 1 dose initially
*1 dose annually

4. Calf Scours:
Causative Disease Agents
Bacteria Calf Ages
E. coli <5 da
C. perfringens B, C 5-30 da
C. perfringens D >30 da
Salmonella >15 da
Viruses
Rotavirus 5-15 da
Coronavirus 5-15 da
BVD >30 da
Protozoa
Cryptosporidia 5-30 da
Coccidia >15 da

5. Calf Scours:
Vaccines
 E. coli K-99 Bacterin
 Rotavirus-Coronavirus Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live)
 C. perfringens C,D (B) Bacterin (7-way Blackleg)
*Killed Vaccines
 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
*Mod. Live Vaccines
 1 dose initially
*1 dose annually

6. Calf Septicemia:
Causative Disease Agents
 E. coli
 Lepto

7. Calf Septicemia:
Vaccines
 E. coli K-99 Bacterin
 Lepto Bacterin (5-way)
*Killed Vaccines
 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
*1 dose annually

8. Calf Pneumonia:
Causative Disease Agents
 Bacteria
 Pasteurella
 H. somnus
 Viruses
 IBR
 PI3
 BRSV
 BVD
 Stress
 Weather
 Weaning

9. Calf Pneumonia:
Vaccines
 Pasteurella Vaccine/Bacterin (Killed, Mod.Live)
 H. somnus Bacterin
 IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD Vaccine (Killed, Mod. Live)
*Killed Vaccines
 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
*Mod. Live Vaccines
 1 dose initially
*1 dose annually

10. Cow-Calf Sudden Death:
Causative Disease Agents
 Clostridial Diseases (Blackleg Group)
 Blackleg (C. chauvoei)
 Blackgut (C. perfringens B)
 Blackgut (C. perfringens C)
 Blackgut (C. perfringens D)
 Blackneck (C. sordellii)
 Blackliver (C. novyi)
 Malignant edema (C. septicum)
 Redwater (C. hemolyticum)

11. Cow-Calf Sudden Death:
Vaccines
 7-way Blackleg Bacterin
 8-way Blackleg Bacterin
*Killed Vaccines
 2 doses initially (3-8 wks apart)
*1 dose annually

12. Cattle Vaccinations:
Minimum
 Lepto (5-way)
 Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
 Bang’s

13. Cattle Vaccinations:
Intermediate
 Lepto (5-way)
 Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
 Bang’s
 IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way)

14. Cattle Vaccinations:
Complete
 Lepto (5-way)
 Blackleg (7-way, 8-way)
 Bang’s
 IBR-PI3-BRSV-BVD (4-way)
 Pasteurella
 H. somnus
 Vibrio
 Trich
 Neospora
 E. coli
 Rotavirus-Coronavirus

15. Cow-Calf Herd
 37 cows (4-10 yr old)
 3 replacement heifers (16 mo old)
 1 herd bull (7yr old)
 1 replacement bull (2 yr old)
 Breeding season (MAY-JUL)
 Calving season (FEB-APR)

16. Easter Herd Working
 April 3, 2010
 37 cows (34 nursing, 3 springing)
 3 heifers (open)
 2 bulls
 34 nursing calves
 20 born FEB
 10 born MAR
 4 born early APR
 (3 born late APR)

17. What vaccines?
 Cows
 Calves
 Bulls
 Heifers

18. Thanksgiving Herd Working
 November 27, 2010
 37 pregnant cows
 3 pregnant heifers
 1 bull

19. What vaccines?
 Cows
 Bulls
 Heifers