Acceptable Young Calf Vaccination Strategies-What, When, and How?

Christopher C L Chase

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.11.002

Acceptable Young Calf Vaccination Strategies-What, When, and How?

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2022 Mar;38(1):17-37. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.11.002.

Author

Christopher C L Chase¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, PO Box 2175, SAR Room 119, N Campus Drive, Brookings, SD 57007, USA. Electronic address: Christopher.Chase@sdstate.edu.

PMID: 35219483
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.11.002

Abstract

Vaccination is an important component for the prevention and control of disease in calves. Too often vaccines are viewed as a catch-all solution for management and nutrition errors; the "best" vaccine can never overcome these deficiencies. Proper vaccination in the young calf and developing heifer is the key to long-term development of a productive dairy cow. To actually immunize animals, animals must be able to respond to vaccines, which is dependent on the level of animal husbandry. Each vaccine program needs to be designed based on animal flow, actual "disease" threats, and labor on the farm.

Keywords: Bovine; Calves; Immunology; Mucosal; Vaccinology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry*
Animals
Cattle
Female
Vaccination* / veterinary