Cattle Vaccination Flashcards
(T/F) There is a set protocol for cattle vaccination.
False
In food animal vaccination, you want to lower the volume and dose to reduce _______.
immune reaction
When looking at an individual for vaccination status, this is immunology. When looking at a herd, it is called __________.
epidemiology
Are modified-live or killed vaccines preferred for cattle vaccination?
modified-live
Provide two advantages to using modified-live vaccines in cattle.
- better protection
- less expensive
What is a disadvantage to using modified-live vaccines in cattle?
cannot give pregnant cows
Modified-live vaccines to cattle only need to be given once yearly and provide protection using ________ immunity.
humoral
Killed vaccines for cattle require two doses and provide protection via ______ immunity only.
cell-mediated
What vaccines is “regulatory” used to prevent Brucella abortus in heifers and is free from the state?
RB-51
What vaccine is used in only dairy cattle to prevent mastitis?
J5 (R-mutant E. coli)
A vaccine for what disease can be given to the dam or the calf? Which method is preferred?
Scours
Preferred: Dam (don’t have to take calf away from mother/colostrum)
(T/F) If Scours develops, it is not easily managed and can be life-threatening.
False - easily managed if producer can do treatment
Both dairy and beef calves should be vaccinated at 4 weeks of age for _______, protecting against overeating disease which antibodies are not passed through colostrum.
multivalent clostridial (blackleg)
(T/F) A 5-way MLV vaccine is given to calves 6-8 weeks of age to protect against these diseases at that time.
False - may not have protection then but will improve antibody response when booster is given at 4 months
What risk does IBR in the 5-way booster pose in prebreeding heifers? When do you need to give this vaccine?
Causes oophoritis
Give 30 days before breeding
What vaccine should be administered in dairy cows at dry-off, close-up, and at calving?
J-5
(T/F) Depending on the herd and producer, you may or may not give beef cattle a H. homnus vaccine.
True
What vaccine is needed for pre-breeding beef cattle to prevent early embryonic death and infertility?
Vibrio
What MLV intranasal vaccine offer immediate, but short-lived immunity in cattle?
IBR
When bringing new cattle into a feedlot, when should vaccines first be given? Which two vaccines?
24 hours post-arrival
MLV 5-way & Clostridial 7-way
What is the special Lepto vaccine which only prevents against L. harjo, the main strain which causes abortion in cattle?
spirovac
While Spirovac is expensive, advantages are that it prevents infection and ________.
shedding
Zelnate is an expensive __________ product used in high stress cattle.
immunostimulatory
Which cattle vaccine is not effective against disease?
P. multocida
