1 Ed Richey, DVM Gainesville, Florida

2 TO MAKE ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS WORK: 1. THEY MUST BE SIMPLE 2. THEY MUST FIT THE OPERATION

3 HOW DO WE KEEP ANIMAL HEALTH SIMPLE? YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT A HEALTHY HERD IS !

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5 If we subject a Healthy Herd to: -Poor Nutrition -Stress We see a drop in the Resistance Level

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7 Or If we subject a Healthy Herd to: -Infectious Diseases -Parasites -Toxins We see a Rise in the Disease Challenge Level

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9 We Have a Job to Do !

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11 To KEEP HEALTH Simple …. ….All You Have to Do is: A. Recognize DISEASE CHALLENGES B. Know When They OCCUR C. Then ………...

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15 Tool For Raising the Resistance: * VACCINATION !

16 Tools for Reducing the Disease Challenge: Identify & Remove the Disease Carriers Parasite Controls Antibiotics Change in Management

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28 sometimes we wait until we have a disease outbreak before we attempt to raise the resistance level. and

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52 The Disease Challenge Went Up When the Bulls Went In & It Never Came Down

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57 And Understand the Interactions of your BEEF CATTLE CYCLES.

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59 2. Make the Health FIT the CATTLE OPERATION

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73 Now let’s make the Health FIT the Cattle Operation More Specifically the Adult Cows and Breeding Bulls

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75 AND Know how the Operation’s Cattle Cycles Interact.

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78 To KEEP HEALTH Simple is : A. Recognize DISEASE CHALLENGES B. Know When They OCCUR C. Then …. - Raise the Resistance before the Challenge Occurs. - Reduce the Challenge. - or do Both Remember All You Have to do…..

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86 The larger the numbers physical size, the more significant is the respective category.

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88 Add the dates of events and the cow working times. ADULT COW CYCLE

89 Then add the health & processing procedures to each event/working

90 IBR, BVD & H. somnus are used to Stimulate “Fortified” Colostrum, Enhance Reproduction & Protect the Fetus

91 8-Way Blackleg & PI-3 BOOSTERS are used to Stimulate the Production of “Fortified” Colostrum for the NEW-BORN

92 BOOSTERING of LEPTO Vaccination is Required at least TWICE a Year Note: should use oil adjuvanted Vibrio/Lepto-5 in Feb. See next slide.

93 Administering an Oil Adjuvanted Vibrio in February was correct. (must last thru 6/13)

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99 The larger the numbers physical size, the more significant is the respective category.

100 Using the bull cycle diagram, Add the dates of events and the bull working times.

101 Breeding Bull Cycle Then add the health & processing procedures to each event/working

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103 PURCHASED BULLS Now add the health & processing procedures to each event/working

104 BREEDING BULL CYCLE Combine the 2 bull cycles and present it on 1 page

105 This completes the development of the health program for the Adult Breeding Herd. Ed Richey, DVM Gainesville, Florida

106 Ed Richey, DVM Gainesville, Florida End of