Vaccination for southern cattle

Overview

Vaccines are an important part of a herd health plan.

When used correctly as part of a property health plan, vaccines can help prevent common livestock diseases, leading to improved animal health, welfare and productivity. Producers should be aware of the diseases in their region that can be prevented by vaccination and assess the risk based on previous local district and property history.

This module outlines the types of vaccines, how to store and handle vaccines, why you should consider vaccinating, common diseases in southern cattle and the vaccines currently available for cattle in Australia.

Additional resources and further reading are available in the Materials tab.

Learning objectives

At completion of this module, you will:

understand the different types of vaccines
know how to handle and store vaccines
understand the factors influencing the decision to vaccinate your herd
have an understanding of the common diseases in southern cattle
be able to identify the vaccines currently available for beef cattle.

Further reading

MLA website - Diseases

MLA website - Vaccinating

More Beef From Pastures- Cattle disease vaccines and strategies

Coopers® Piliguard® pinkeye-1 trivalent vaccine - Technical manual

Animal Health Australia - Bovine ephemeral fever virus distribution

Acknowledgements

Lee Taylor (Zoetis) and Jane Morrison (Coopers Animal Health) provided useful comments, and some of their suggestions have been incorporated to improve this training package.

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Introduction

What are vaccines? 1 quiz

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Introductory survey – vaccination for southern cattle

Types of vaccines

Handling and storing vaccines 1 quiz

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Test your knowledge – vaccines

Should I vaccinate?

Deciding to vaccinate

Main diseases in southern cattle

Common beef cattle vaccines

When to vaccinate? 1 quiz

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Test your knowledge – common vaccines and diseases

Summary

Summary of vaccination for southern beef cattle 1 quiz

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Wrap up survey – vaccination for southern beef cattle

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Meat & Livestock Australia

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