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IBR Abortion Storm in Naive Herd
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<blockquote data-quote="CowLover" data-source="post: 995103" data-attributes="member: 20177"><p>Hello All, So sorry for my slow response. To be honest, I am now overwhelmed by the possibilities of how IBR arrived at our farm. We had another cow abort on Feb 19 so praying she is the last one. This has certainly taken the wind out of our sails after 30 years of raising cattle.</p><p></p><p>The vet came out and we had a lengthy discussion. At his point it seem impossible to tell where the virus came from and seems pointless to focus our efforts there. We are trying to look forward and have determined that the protocol we will take is to use a MLV one month before breeding. We will also vaccinate calves at this time. Then calves will be vaccinated again at weaning. Myself, I feel I would never be comfortable putting a MLV in a pregnant cow so this seems the best option for us. Any opinions?</p><p></p><p>We have been told that the calves that will be coming this spring may be weak or have issues so are preparing to give them extra attention. ie: colostrum, antibiotic, warmth etc. </p><p></p><p>As for the cows that have aborted.... We are unsure what to do with them but the majority will likely go for slaughter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CowLover, post: 995103, member: 20177"] Hello All, So sorry for my slow response. To be honest, I am now overwhelmed by the possibilities of how IBR arrived at our farm. We had another cow abort on Feb 19 so praying she is the last one. This has certainly taken the wind out of our sails after 30 years of raising cattle. The vet came out and we had a lengthy discussion. At his point it seem impossible to tell where the virus came from and seems pointless to focus our efforts there. We are trying to look forward and have determined that the protocol we will take is to use a MLV one month before breeding. We will also vaccinate calves at this time. Then calves will be vaccinated again at weaning. Myself, I feel I would never be comfortable putting a MLV in a pregnant cow so this seems the best option for us. Any opinions? We have been told that the calves that will be coming this spring may be weak or have issues so are preparing to give them extra attention. ie: colostrum, antibiotic, warmth etc. As for the cows that have aborted.... We are unsure what to do with them but the majority will likely go for slaughter. [/QUOTE]
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