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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 793592" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>One outbreak doesn't necessarily justify everyone vaccinating for everything forever.</p><p></p><p>When doing an analysis, you can't just pick out one rancher that had a problem and ignore the others. You need to count all the ranchers that don't vaccinate and see how many losses they had. Nobody notices the nonvaccinators without problems - that's not very dramatic.</p><p></p><p>Say that ten ranchers spend $400 a year for 30 years for vaccination. That's $12,000.</p><p></p><p>Say that ten ranchers don't vaccinate and in 30 years, they have one outbreak that costs $6,000.</p><p></p><p>Which is the better deal?</p><p></p><p>You might say you need to treat cattle well and that includes vaccinations. But it isn't that great for them to run through the chute and be stuck with needles. That stress is also a problem and lowers immunity, possibly causing sickness, and can even make vaccinating ineffective. My impression is most like to focus on sticking cattle with something instead of protecting or boosting immunity and managing in a way that reduces exposure.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying vaccination isn't necessary, but the logic used to justify it is sometimes deficient.</p><p></p><p>Casino gamblers I know don't count the times they lose money – they only remember the times they win. One needs to count all the data. Otherwise you're just finding a way to justify your predetermined preference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 793592, member: 8265"] One outbreak doesn’t necessarily justify everyone vaccinating for everything forever. When doing an analysis, you can’t just pick out one rancher that had a problem and ignore the others. You need to count all the ranchers that don’t vaccinate and see how many losses they had. Nobody notices the nonvaccinators without problems - that's not very dramatic. Say that ten ranchers spend $400 a year for 30 years for vaccination. That’s $12,000. Say that ten ranchers don’t vaccinate and in 30 years, they have one outbreak that costs $6,000. Which is the better deal? You might say you need to treat cattle well and that includes vaccinations. But it isn’t that great for them to run through the chute and be stuck with needles. That stress is also a problem and lowers immunity, possibly causing sickness, and can even make vaccinating ineffective. My impression is most like to focus on sticking cattle with something instead of protecting or boosting immunity and managing in a way that reduces exposure. I’m not saying vaccination isn’t necessary, but the logic used to justify it is sometimes deficient. Casino gamblers I know don’t count the times they lose money – they only remember the times they win. One needs to count all the data. Otherwise you’re just finding a way to justify your predetermined preference. [/QUOTE]
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