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Help Keep Bred Cows Pregnant What you should know about modifi ed-live virus vaccines and your cow herd
“C
ATTLE PRODUCERS WHO AREN’T USING MODIFIED-LIVE VIRUS (MLV) vaccines on their operations can be miss-
ing out on profi ts and reproductive protection,” says Tim Dawson, DVM, a Cheyenne, Wyo., large-animal veterinarian. To him, the safety, effi cacy against re- productive diseases and duration of immunity offered by MLV vaccines is demonstrated in research and his 30 years of practice. “Some 99 percent of my clients with 70,000 head
of cattle are using a MLV vaccine program, and our success has been very good,” Dawson says. “The MLV vaccine program sets cattle up to be immune to disease and it helps them stay effi cient moving into the next production phase.” Unlike most killed vaccines, MLV vaccines offer
reproductive and fetal protection, so clinical disease can be prevented in the cow and the calf. That’s good for business — ensuring cows get bred and stay pregnant.
Dawson encourages producers to work with their
veterinarian to fully understand the label instructions for MLV vaccines. Not following the label as instructed has consequences, he explained, but the reproductive rewards from correctly implementing MLV vaccines are second to none. “Consider the effi cacy and duration of immunity,”
Dawson says. “Today, we only need to treat maybe half a percent of animals previously vaccinated with MLV vaccines. That helps manpower, performance, value, and it’s what we’ve come to expect by integrating MLV vaccines into these cow herds.”
To learn more, watch a short video featuring Tim Dawson, DVM, Cheyenne, Wyo., on
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