Scour checks

[DairyShorthorn2020]

I've done a scour test on a calf this morning. The herd is vaccinated for rotavirus but do I need to bother.
Ive seen a vaccine for cryptosporidium just come out this last few days. Seems pointless vaccinating for rotavirus if we havent got it.
I'm going to ask the vet whether we can try the cryptosporidium vaccine

 

[upnortheast]

I'm going to ask the vet whether we can try the cryptosporidium vaccine

Do you think you have a problem with crypto ?

 

[twizzel]

I've done a scour test on a calf this morning. The herd is vaccinated for rotavirus but do I need to bother.
Ive seen a vaccine for cryptosporidium just come out this last few days. Seems pointless vaccinating for rotavirus if we havent got it.
I'm going to ask the vet whether we can try the cryptosporidium vaccine

Or maybe the rota vaccine is working? The crypto vaccine looks promising but the cow does need 2 doses in the first year, then annual boosters.

 

[DairyShorthorn2020]

Do you think you have a problem with crypto ?

I know I have a problem. Just wanted to rule the other options out. Because a few years ago I had rotavirus in the calves

 

[DairyShorthorn2020]

Or maybe the rota vaccine is working? The crypto vaccine looks promising but the cow does need 2 doses in the first year, then annual boosters.

 

[DairyShorthorn2020]

It would more than pay for itself if it did work. All year round calving here and no matter how hard we try it's a battle with crypto

 

[twizzel]

It would more than pay for itself if it did work. All year round calving here and no matter how hard we try it's a battle with crypto

We have problems with it in our sucklers too. I’m seriously considering the vaccine although at the moment cost and wasting vaccine may prohibit us using it.

 

[Wee Willy]

My vet told me the crypto vaccine was approx £7 a skite. Halocur works out approx £5/calf. There's also a generic one out now that's even cheaper. I know it doesn't work for some but I think I'll stick to halocur. It works for me.

 

[Mervyn75]

Dreadful trouble with crypto 2 years ago.Moved from halocur to parafor,vast improvement.

 

[lazy farmer]

My vet told me the crypto vaccine was approx £7 a skite. Halocur works out approx £5/calf. There's also a generic one out now that's even cheaper. I know it doesn't work for some but I think I'll stick to halocur. It works for me.

Why treat and not prevent?

 

[Wee Willy]

Why treat and not prevent?

I use halocur as a preventative. Every calf dosed for the first five days of life. I forgot to dose one that was suckling an injured cow. Went down at 9 days and lay for 3 days. Horrible scour crypto.

 

[DairyShorthorn2020]

Dreadful trouble with crypto 2 years ago.Moved from halocur to parafor,vast improvement.

Yeh same. Never lost any calves but sets them back a couple of weeks and then they seem to pick pneumonia up easier

 

[Stinker]

Halocur works well here but I don’t have much luck with the rotavirus vaccines for some reason. Get plenty of rotavirus scour despite my best efforts.

 

[DairyShorthorn2020]

Halocur works well here but I don’t have much luck with the rotavirus vaccines for some reason. Get plenty of rotavirus scour despite my best efforts.

Are you vaccinating in good time? We do ours 60days pre calving. We use bovilis rotavec corona

 

[Lewis]

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3strains of Rotavirus. Only one is covered by each of the vaccines available with tge 3rd strain not covered by either.