Managing calf stress and use of vaccines for pneumonia control

Join us, alongside Nick Gibbon from Belmont Farm and Equine Vets, for a discussion on the impact of stress on calves, controlling pneumonia and vaccines.

You’ve cleaned your calf shed, you’ve adapted the environment, you’ve addressed your nutrition, but you still get pneumonia outbreaks. You question if your vaccines are working, but it may be time to take a step back first and look at things from a calf’s perspective.

Calves are delicate and it’s often surprising how little changes can become a considerable stressor for calves, leading to disease outbreaks.

Bovine respiratory disease is a multifactorial disease and, as such, requires a multifactorial approach to its control and management. Vaccines can play a critical role in both the control and elimination of disease; however, with varying types, timings, routes of administration, age of calves to be vaccinated and target pathogens, the choice of vaccine is often a confusing one for farmers. How do you know if, when and how to look at your vaccination protocol?

This webinar will cover:

• The impact stress has on calf pneumonia
• Where does vaccination sit in the farmer's pneumonia toolbox?
• What are your vaccine options?
• Storage, handling and administration of vaccines
• Stress-free handling for calves and calf rearers

Throughout the webinar, there will be opportunity to ask any questions you have regarding stress management and vaccination protocols.

Those registering early will be able to request a free delegate pack in the post containing a calf thermometer, an environment thermometer and other valuable resources from us, plus we will send you your cuppa and biscuit too to enjoy while listening live to the webinar!

We look forward to you sending in your questions and pneumonia management related experiences for discussion during the webinar.

This webinar is part of our pneumonia campaign, helping you and your calves breathe easier this winter.

If you can’t make it to the live event, you can still register to receive a recording and links to resources after the event.