Producers cannot afford to overlook the importance of how they store vaccines and handle them prior to injection, states Glenn Selk, PhD Biological products should be stored under refrigeration at 35⁰F to 45⁰F unless the nature of the product makes storing at a different temperature advisable (APHIS 2007).
Producers cannot afford to overlook the importance of how they store vaccines and handle them prior to injection.” – Glenn Selk, PhD
Source: Drovers, April 20, 2020. Link. Temperature within a 24-hour period can also be highly variable for individual refrigerators.
INSIGHTS: Selk’s comments about monitoring temperature are as important in portable coolers when working cattle as they are about storage units in the drug shed. Producers appreciate reminders to monitor their investment in vaccines. Share this as part of spring communications.