farmer lee
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Hi, I understand you would vaccinate ewes and replacement lambs with Heptavac p plus as it covers more and provides passive immunity to lambs but why would you Ovivac store lambs instead of using Heptavac?
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I think there is something slightly different between the two, ovivac-p has something extra for lambs I think. I use ovivac on the lambs and hept on the ewes but basically its better to use either than nothing. ovivac might be a touch cheaper too.
I've often wondered if I could dose all the lambs with Ovivac, then if I decided to keep any for replacements switching them onto Heptavac when I did the pre-lambing boosters? I've not met anyone that does tho, so I tend to use Heptavac on the lambs..
We recently lost a pedigree tup (shearling) and the vets at postmortem could not find any cause of death. We did discuss the hep P as the tup was on the system and the senior vet advised to dose with ovivac aswell, sort of an in between cover. Not sure what the thinking is, but we are trying it this time to see if it makes any difference.
Be interested to hear if anyone else has ever been advised this?
Never heard that but i have heard that near 5% don’t respond to the vaccine. I would have thought giving both ovivac P and Hep P which are similar products carrying the same bacteria you could overload an animal?
How much is the post Mortem? I know some people that took ewes with problems they definitely knew what it was and every time it came back as “inconclusive”
Post mortem cost us £125 I think, possibly moreNever heard that but i have heard that near 5% don’t respond to the vaccine. I would have thought giving both ovivac P and Hep P which are similar products carrying the same bacteria you could overload an animal?
How much is the post Mortem? I know some people that took ewes with problems they definitely knew what it was and every time it came back as “inconclusive”
Spoke to Wynnstay rep couple of days ago, he told us that he'd priced some vaccines for another customer. Sure he said that 250 doses of ovivac-p £195 ish, ovipast was £199 ish, he wasn't sure if it was the same dose rate but thought that it was.Saw on another thread (a few days ago) that someone was using Ovipast in conjunction with Bravoxin to combine pasturella and clostridial protection.
Been meaning to look up costs of both to see if it's a cheaper way of doing it now that Heptavac has got so dear.
Not got round to it yet and it's now Sunday afternoon and I can't get motivated to do it just now. Anybody got any idea, so I don't have to trawl the Farmacy website for a cost comparison
@Nithsdale FarmerSaw on another thread (a few days ago) that someone was using Ovipast in conjunction with Bravoxin to combine pasturella and clostridial protection.
Been meaning to look up costs of both to see if it's a cheaper way of doing it now that Heptavac has got so dear.
Not got round to it yet and it's now Sunday afternoon and I can't get motivated to do it just now. Anybody got any idea, so I don't have to trawl the Farmacy website for a cost comparison