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Banding and tetanus question
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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1007087" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>Tetanus resulting from banding is not going to manifest itself until the band causes some necrosis which will open the scrotum and provide a pathway for the spore to enter the body. You should have protection in 3 to 4 weeks with the toxoid. I band in the first week after birth so I don't give any shots to my baby calves. I have watched my calves closely after banding. 75% of the time, the scrotum has atrophied with no necrosis. The ones that developed necrosis at the site of the band, did not occur until about 4 to 6 weeks after banding. This has been my personal experience so I am comfortable with what I am doing. I have noticed that necrosis occurs when I have located the band higher on the scrotum. I now place the band over the scrotum, pull down and hold the testicles, them release the band just about the testicles. If you use the antitoxin, remember it may wear off after about 14 days. Then if necrosis occurs and the spores enter, your steer is not protected. I like your logic on using both but for me, until it is broke I am not going to fix it. I give my calves a toxoid shot at two to three months of age when I start them on the Clostridial 7 way blackleg vaccination.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1007087, member: 17767"] Tetanus resulting from banding is not going to manifest itself until the band causes some necrosis which will open the scrotum and provide a pathway for the spore to enter the body. You should have protection in 3 to 4 weeks with the toxoid. I band in the first week after birth so I don't give any shots to my baby calves. I have watched my calves closely after banding. 75% of the time, the scrotum has atrophied with no necrosis. The ones that developed necrosis at the site of the band, did not occur until about 4 to 6 weeks after banding. This has been my personal experience so I am comfortable with what I am doing. I have noticed that necrosis occurs when I have located the band higher on the scrotum. I now place the band over the scrotum, pull down and hold the testicles, them release the band just about the testicles. If you use the antitoxin, remember it may wear off after about 14 days. Then if necrosis occurs and the spores enter, your steer is not protected. I like your logic on using both but for me, until it is broke I am not going to fix it. I give my calves a toxoid shot at two to three months of age when I start them on the Clostridial 7 way blackleg vaccination. [/QUOTE]
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