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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 628346" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Why vaccinate with Cattlemaster, Ultra-bac <strong>and</strong> Bovi-shield Gold in the same year? I have no first hand knowledge of Cattlemaster or Ultra-bac, but I believe they are a broad spectrum vaccination. I am familiar with Bovi-shield Gold, as we used it for many years. I'm assuming that the Ultra-bac/Cattlemaster brings something to the table that Bovi-shield does not, so why just vaccinate for that individual disease instead of duplicating? We dewormed only twice a year, but our area is not as hot and wet as yours so we didn't have the parasite problems that you probably have because of that. We also castrated a bit earlier, but our calving season was March and April, and I don't know what your winters are like. Our calves were eartagged at birth(within a few days of birth) with their mother's number, then the replacement heifers were retagged at a year old. Considering your climate, you might possibly want to look into Scour-guarding your Mom's - it sure saved us a lot of time, trouble, and sick calves. Other than that, seems like you have a good program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 628346, member: 539"] Why vaccinate with Cattlemaster, Ultra-bac [b]and[/b] Bovi-shield Gold in the same year? I have no first hand knowledge of Cattlemaster or Ultra-bac, but I believe they are a broad spectrum vaccination. I am familiar with Bovi-shield Gold, as we used it for many years. I'm assuming that the Ultra-bac/Cattlemaster brings something to the table that Bovi-shield does not, so why just vaccinate for that individual disease instead of duplicating? We dewormed only twice a year, but our area is not as hot and wet as yours so we didn't have the parasite problems that you probably have because of that. We also castrated a bit earlier, but our calving season was March and April, and I don't know what your winters are like. Our calves were eartagged at birth(within a few days of birth) with their mother's number, then the replacement heifers were retagged at a year old. Considering your climate, you might possibly want to look into Scour-guarding your Mom's - it sure saved us a lot of time, trouble, and sick calves. Other than that, seems like you have a good program. [/QUOTE]
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