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<blockquote data-quote="Half Full" data-source="post: 6673460" data-attributes="member: 1000"><p>A bit of history regarding this sheds build, we used to rear calves in three different sheds and always had rumbling pneumonia issues in winter months. We put a cubicle shed on most of the existing sheds site so needed something new. So as a belt and braces approach in the first winter of using the new shed we used Bovipast double dose vaccine as a belt and braces approach, never made any difference at all still had some pneumonia issues. The thing that revolutionised our calf rearing was giving a live dose of IBR as soon as we had a pen of calves, so very young, regarding calf losses this year we have reared over 150 replacements and have only lost one for having a gam-my leg and none have had pneumonia yet. ?????Regarding shelters in pens I thought about this, but speaking to a specialist calf vet his thoughts were it would create stale air and create as many problems as it solved. The one time calves didn’t do as well was when it got really cold and the sub two week olds didn’t grow as well, looked a bit lack lustre/cold. I think jackets would have been better for them and will try this in future as in the pens even on the windiest of days there is very little draught.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Half Full, post: 6673460, member: 1000"] A bit of history regarding this sheds build, we used to rear calves in three different sheds and always had rumbling pneumonia issues in winter months. We put a cubicle shed on most of the existing sheds site so needed something new. So as a belt and braces approach in the first winter of using the new shed we used Bovipast double dose vaccine as a belt and braces approach, never made any difference at all still had some pneumonia issues. The thing that revolutionised our calf rearing was giving a live dose of IBR as soon as we had a pen of calves, so very young, regarding calf losses this year we have reared over 150 replacements and have only lost one for having a gam-my leg and none have had pneumonia yet. ?????Regarding shelters in pens I thought about this, but speaking to a specialist calf vet his thoughts were it would create stale air and create as many problems as it solved. The one time calves didn’t do as well was when it got really cold and the sub two week olds didn’t grow as well, looked a bit lack lustre/cold. I think jackets would have been better for them and will try this in future as in the pens even on the windiest of days there is very little draught. [/QUOTE]
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