Livestock Management RANCHING Fine-tune Your Respiratory
Vaccination Program Intranasal vaccines can help kick-start calf health
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OHN KECK OF ALAMO RANCH COMPANY IN DEMING, NM, has never been satisfi ed with the status quo. His goal has always been to produce a high-quality,
uniform calf crop, and he’s never been afraid of trying new things. Most recently, that progressive outlook led him to change his respiratory vaccination program to include an intranasal vaccine. “I listened, I questioned and I liked everything I
heard about intranasal vaccines,” Keck says. “I like them due to the local immune response and the quick uptake of the vaccine. My veterinarian and I thought an intranasal vaccine would be a good addition to our ranch’s branding vaccination program.” Keck’s veterinarian, John Wenzel, DVM, Arenas
Valley Animal Clinic in Bayard, NM, says he appreci- ates this attitude in his clients. “Mr. Keck is an extremely progressive producer,
which is the best kind,” Wenzel says. “I have to justify everything I recommend or do with him, which is good because it makes me work harder to learn and stay on top of new technology.” After evaluating intranasal vaccine options, Keck and Wenzel found multiple benefi ts of incorporating
INFORCE™ 3 respiratory vaccine into the ranch’s vac- cination program.
Intranasal administration benefi ts First, Wenzel appreciates that using an intranasal
vaccine means 1 less injection — a benefi t that appeals to him as a practicing veterinarian and as the state co- ordinator of the New Mexico Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program. “The opportunity to use 1 less injection is the op-
portunity to create a better end product,” Wenzel says. “We’re in the business of producing a high-quality product for consumers, so doing a better job in preven- tive health and in the administration of these vaccines results in a higher-quality beef product in the long run.” Keck appreciates that this mode of administration
also means straightforward dosing. INFORCE 3 helps provide protection with a single 2-milliliter dose, 1 milliliter administered into each nostril. “Administering this vaccine is pretty foolproof,” Keck
says. “I like intranasal vaccines because it’s easier for the crew to ensure we aren’t incorrectly administering it or underdosing the calf.”
40 The Cattleman April 2013
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