Vaccine booster shots?

Help Support CattleToday:

tom4018

Dumb Old Farmer
Joined
Jan 2, 2004
Messages
4,071
Reaction score
171
Location
Kentucky
I know some people in my area that vaccinate but do not give a booster after the intial injection. My uncle never gave the second blackleg shot saying it worked without it, he just gave calves a blackleg shot when they were pretty young and that was it. I have a neighbor that just gives one shot of Triangle 9 and never a booster. What is the general practice that most of you use? :?:
 

certherfbeef

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 21, 2004
Messages
3,052
Reaction score
0
Location
OH
With some vaccines the first year you have to booster, but if you use the same one for consecetive years you only need to give one shot.
 

Texan

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 3, 2004
Messages
1,887
Reaction score
4
Location
East Texas
tom4018":1s5pbht4 said:
What is the general practice that most of you use? :?:
Our general practice is to follow the label instructions for the product we use.

Pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on R&D to figure out the best way to get the most immunity from a vaccine. Then they share that information with everybody. Right on the label. Choose the product you like, then follow the instructions!
 

dun

Well-known member
Joined
Dec 28, 2003
Messages
47,334
Reaction score
22
Location
MO Ozarks
Texan":1w72pyfb said:
tom4018":1w72pyfb said:
What is the general practice that most of you use? :?:
Our general practice is to follow the label instructions for the product we use.

Pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on R&D to figure out the best way to get the most immunity from a vaccine. Then they share that information with everybody. Right on the label. Choose the product you like, then follow the instructions!

Well said.
I realize the conspiricy theory folks think that boosters are just so the companys can sell more vaccine and make more money, but if it hadn't been found over the years that boosters are effective they wouldn't be able to get away with recommending them.

dun
 

Latest posts

Top