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How to proceed with a newly purchased barn sale calf
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1285252" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>My vets are saying the same. They don't want to vaccinate and worm until the calves are four months old. I'm willing to go out on a limb here and say that policy is risking calves' lives for the sake of convenience.</p><p>Six weeks is plenty old enough for the first tetanus vaccine, followed up by a booster four weeks later.</p><p>I do the tetanus (clostridia 5in1) vaccine myself and worm them myself, then get the vet to do the lepto vaccination when they're older (farmers aren't allowed to handle the lepto vaccine here). That's all I vaccinate for, other areas will have different needs.</p><p></p><p>Worm them if they're at grass, otherwise the young calves can wait till they've been weaned. Dual actives are preferred (in case of resistant worms) - your best advice will be from someone local who knows what parasites you might be dealing with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1285252, member: 9267"] My vets are saying the same. They don't want to vaccinate and worm until the calves are four months old. I'm willing to go out on a limb here and say that policy is risking calves' lives for the sake of convenience. Six weeks is plenty old enough for the first tetanus vaccine, followed up by a booster four weeks later. I do the tetanus (clostridia 5in1) vaccine myself and worm them myself, then get the vet to do the lepto vaccination when they're older (farmers aren't allowed to handle the lepto vaccine here). That's all I vaccinate for, other areas will have different needs. Worm them if they're at grass, otherwise the young calves can wait till they've been weaned. Dual actives are preferred (in case of resistant worms) - your best advice will be from someone local who knows what parasites you might be dealing with. [/QUOTE]
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