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The best time to give a newborn calf its shots is almost right after it's born, at the same time you tag and castrate (if it's a bull calf) it. Vitamins A, D and E and Selenium (if your area is Se deficient) are the best vaccines to give a newborn calf to help build its immune system and reduce incidence of white muscle disease (only in areas where Se is deficient.) Your cows should have been vaccinated 6 weeks prior to calving with scours prevention (for new cows and replacement heifers only), IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis), BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) and other reproductive diseases as would be mentioned by your veterinarian. If you've failed to give your pregnant cows these annual vaccinations, then the calves will have to be injected with them.
When calves are 8 to 16 weeks old, calves should be given vaccines to IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV (bovine respiratory snycytial virus), 8- or 9-way Clostridial, lepto, histophilosis, etc., or vaccinate according to your veterinarian's protocol or herd health program specially made for your herd.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMost calves should be around 8 weeks of age to get their first 8-way shots. A booster should follow when they're 12 weeks old.
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∙ 11y agoAny time after birth, preferably as soon as possible. The latest should be at a month or two of age.
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When should you give cows shots?
It depends on what you need to vaccinate them for. Some calves get a Vitamin A shot a day or two after their born, then a few weeks later get their shots for 9-way Clostridia and Bang's disease and other illnesses, followed by a booster a few weeks later.
Can you give a sentence using calves?
two calves were born yesterday.
What shots should a baby calf get?
If its mother didn't get the shots before he was born, yes. But, if the cow did get her shots when she was pregnant, he won't get his shots right after he's born. He will get them later on though, between 8 weeks and 6 months of age.
Do nurse practitioners give shots?
They are nurses, thus they can give shots.
Do mosquitoes give you shots?
Yes mosquitoes give you shots on blood and they get it drawed
Can you give a calf baby forumal?
No, absolutely not. A calf should be given milk formula designed for calves and calves ONLY, not for human babies. You could kill a calf if you give it baby formula because it lacks certain nutrients that calves need that human babies don't need or need less of than a calf does.
After a foal is first born and you give them its shots what should you do next?
Make sure your mare will nurse the foal, just take good care of the little guy, let him chill in the pasture, give him or her water... do you get the idea?
Are pharmasists sertified to give shots?
In California, some pharmacies have RNs to give shots.
Should hamster get shots?
Unless given by a doctor or vet, you should never give a hamster a shot unless they are going to die.
Can you give calves aspirin?
can a goat be given aspirin
When should you give your puppies their first parvo shots and when should they be wormed?
In speaking with my vet and going through this for my first time. The vet told me puppies can be dewormed at 2 weeks with their first shots being done at 1 month.
How many babies can an Asian elephant have?
Asian Elephants normally give birth to one calf at a time, but there can be twin calves. Elephants can give birth to about 7 calves in their lives.
