Dan Thompson, DVM, PhD, shares industry concerns about the distinct disparities between the lives of full-blood beef calves and their beef-on-dairy cousins before they reach the feedlot. He reviews the likelihood of over-vaccination, overloading the immune systems and pain associated with near-weekly needle pokes.
. . . during the first 90-100 days of their lives, calf-ranch-raised calves may receive up to 20 vaccinations . . . “
Source: Dairy Herd Management, January 3, 2023. Link. Thomson shares four fundamentals he believes will serve the calves and the industry better than super-sized vaccine protocols.