A lifelong animal health program starts at weaning, but depends on a risk assessment and your biosecurity plan. Some disease threats are regionally specific such as botulism, tick fever and ephemeral fever. Others, such as tetanus, are ubiquitous.
Recommendations to improve animal health include:
- protecting against clostridial diseases using a 5-in-1 vaccination
- drenching for worms and other internal parasites in high rainfall zones
- monitoring for scours and faecal egg counts
- monitoring general health and the need for vaccinations against diseases specific to the herd/property.