Treatment Of Bovine Respiratory Disease Flashcards
What short term treatment should you provide in a calf pneumonia outbreak?
In groups of affected animals you can either:
Treat animals with temperatures over 39.5c
Or treat all animals if over 25% are affected
NSAIDs - meloxicam
Antibiotics - Tulathromycin (macrolide) usually used in practice because of its 2w residual activity and action against mycoplasma
But can also use:
Macrolides - gammithromycin
Oxytetracyclines - Terramycin, engemycin
Beta lactams - penicillins and ceohalosporins - not for mycoplasma
What long term prevention advice should you give a farmer regarding the prevention and control of calf pneumonia?
Improve the environment - no draughts, correct temperature, clean dry beds, correct humidity
Calf coats
Good colostrum and nutrition provision
Vaccines
What are the two NSAIDs with nil milk withdrawal in cattle?
Ketoprofen
Carprofen
When should you vaccinate Spring born suckler calves?
2 doses, 2nd dose 2 weeks before housing
How can you administer the IBR vaccine and how often should you give boosters?
Intranasal
Intramuscular
6-12m boosters
An can be differentiated on serology
Initial vaccination - live
Boosters - dead
What environmental improvements should you recommend?
Calf coats Using a fan to increase ventilation Separating roof sheets Space boarding Clean and dry environment No constant but can still see each other Keep on a palate Shelter covered by straw
What is the maximum number of calves that should share an airspace?
60
What airspace allowance should there be per calf?
6m3 less than 6 wo
10m3 6-12wo
What is the maximum less of humidity to have in a calf house?
Less than 80%
What is the meat withhold of Tulathromycin?
22days IM
What is the meat withhold of gammithromycin?
64days IM
What is the meat withhold of tilmicosin?
70days Im
What is the meat withhold of florfenicol?
30 days IM
What is the meat withhold of oxytetracycline?
36 days IM
