help with cattle vaccinations..

[Hunter_Man]

I'm new to ranching, and bought 2 cows last fall.

Just completed my working pen/headgate install this last weekend, so i'm ready to work them.

Ordered tags to mark the cows, and put fly tags on them.

Question.... 2 year old cow, and 6 month old calf. what vaccinations do I need to give, when, where (injection site) and how often? they have had NOTHING to date, but are fat and healthy.

Also, when do I worm them and how often?

[BigRed323]

Find a large animal vet in your area and have them come out to your farm to show you a few things.

[DRT]

Find a large animal vet in your area and have them come out to your farm to show you a few things.

Good advice. It will cost a little now but in the long run it's gonna save you a lot.

[CabezaBlanca]

I load mine up and take them to the vet every year. $25 a head for the works. I only have four head though.

[apkleinschmidt]

Black leg and triangle four on the calf. Only thing we give grown cows is the occasional Ivomec if they look wormy and fly spray.

I inject em wherever I can, usually loose skin between shoulder and neck a few inches from the spine.

We vaccinate calves every 3 months until we sell them.

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[BrokenJ]

I always give a 7 way or 8 way, vibe shield and wormer according to size twice a year. If I caught cattle for any reason between working them I always have another spray of wormer. To Cheap not to while their penned. Read on label for subQ or intermuscular type of shot. Give shots in neck.

[Walker]

Ivomec pour on for wormer. Takes care of skin lice too.

[kcmarullo]

I switch between 7 way and 8 way make sure they get the black leg also.

[Hunter_Man]

thanks for the info ya'll! someone messaged me and said covexin 8 and triangle 10 once a year.... can you store the pour on wormer in a barn? I don't have a temp regulated place to store anything at the ranch...

[TheBigWoods]

I give all my cows a lepto booster every year. Too cheap not to and to prevent the major cause of aborted calves in cattle makes sense.

[Kingfisher789]

Where are you located? I'd dang sure black leg them and go with local vet recommendations

[DRT]

I give all my cows a lepto booster every year. Too cheap not to and to prevent the major cause of aborted calves in cattle makes sense.

Psst. He didn't mention a bull.

[Hunter_Man]

king, my ranch is in robert lee. no trailer at the moment to haul them into town, or else I would.

100 acres and they are the only two animals on it at this moment. pretty sure cow is knocked up by my neighbors bull, so I want to make sure i'm doing right.

[ReydonPete]

May be good to talk to local vet, they could help you develop a annual vaccination plan and help you with selection of med/vaccine.
A good start could be to vaccinate for blacleg includes tetani-covexin8 is a good one , BRVD-respiratory- Triangle is a good brand I prefer the killed virus over modified live virus and pour on Ivomec (generic brand can be cheaper and works well )
Remember consulting with your vet can give a great advantage on gaining knowledge of what you can do to help keep your cattle in good health. Buying meds/vaccines Thru veterinarian you can still work your cattle on your own at your place, they also give you advice on where to place injections of med/vaccines etc
Hope this helps you, good luck on your herd

[TheBigWoods]

Be careful if your calf is a 6 month old heifer calf and your 2 year old cow got "knocked up" the last thing you want is a 9/10 month old bred heifer. You may be back down to one cow in your herd.