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bangs disease (Brucellosis)
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11073"><p>> I just had the vet out today to</p><p>> bangs my fall heifers. I had one</p><p>> at 10 months, one week. The vet</p><p>> wouldn't vaccinate her. He said</p><p>> the cut off was 10 months in beef</p><p>> cattle. Are you sure it is 12</p><p>> months?</p><p></p><p>I am in SE Texas and the vet told me that heifers could not be older than 10 months. A few years ago the age limit was 12 months, but apparently the "autohrities" became more and more concerned about "false positives" on cattle that were vaccinated for bangs at 12 months (or a little later) so they dropped the period to 10 months. Of course there are probably some vets that will allow you to go a little past the limit --- as well as some folks that will just plain lie to the vet about the age of the heifer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11073"] > I just had the vet out today to > bangs my fall heifers. I had one > at 10 months, one week. The vet > wouldn't vaccinate her. He said > the cut off was 10 months in beef > cattle. Are you sure it is 12 > months? I am in SE Texas and the vet told me that heifers could not be older than 10 months. A few years ago the age limit was 12 months, but apparently the "autohrities" became more and more concerned about "false positives" on cattle that were vaccinated for bangs at 12 months (or a little later) so they dropped the period to 10 months. Of course there are probably some vets that will allow you to go a little past the limit --- as well as some folks that will just plain lie to the vet about the age of the heifer. [/QUOTE]
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