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<blockquote data-quote="Anymulewilldo" data-source="post: 7690249" data-attributes="member: 144597"><p>I’ve said this before on here. but it’s still relevant. </p><p>2 years ago we were like you, I’d tried every vaccine, it was costing a fortune and we still had pneumonia circulating all the time. I had test after test done on them trying too isolate the main cause. They never managed it before I changed system too try and stop it. Even put up a shed with only 2 solid sides too keep draught out and a totally open ridge. They still got it in there. I bit the bullet and bought a ruck of calf kennels with the big mesh runs. Take 2 x 3 week old calves in each until 8 weeks. Then weaned and I to the shed with the open ridge. As the calves arrive (mostly from market nowadays) 10ml Alamycin LA too stop any market chills abd scour (vets recommendation) and into the kennels. In summer they are out on the field behind the farm, soon as it goes wet they move into the sheep shed, still set up as if outside. We try too have batches of 18/20 calves at a time. Use no vaccine at all now and jab 1/2 per batch for a sniffle as it starts. Really really pleased with the results. </p><p>One major plus of the kennels is you can clean them properly without taking hours. Real good steam wash then a weak spray of FAM. Leave too dry and air for a couple of days and you’re good too go again. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t done it myself, but kennels may well be worth looking at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anymulewilldo, post: 7690249, member: 144597"] I’ve said this before on here. but it’s still relevant. 2 years ago we were like you, I’d tried every vaccine, it was costing a fortune and we still had pneumonia circulating all the time. I had test after test done on them trying too isolate the main cause. They never managed it before I changed system too try and stop it. Even put up a shed with only 2 solid sides too keep draught out and a totally open ridge. They still got it in there. I bit the bullet and bought a ruck of calf kennels with the big mesh runs. Take 2 x 3 week old calves in each until 8 weeks. Then weaned and I to the shed with the open ridge. As the calves arrive (mostly from market nowadays) 10ml Alamycin LA too stop any market chills abd scour (vets recommendation) and into the kennels. In summer they are out on the field behind the farm, soon as it goes wet they move into the sheep shed, still set up as if outside. We try too have batches of 18/20 calves at a time. Use no vaccine at all now and jab 1/2 per batch for a sniffle as it starts. Really really pleased with the results. One major plus of the kennels is you can clean them properly without taking hours. Real good steam wash then a weak spray of FAM. Leave too dry and air for a couple of days and you’re good too go again. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t done it myself, but kennels may well be worth looking at. [/QUOTE]
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