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Practical pneumonia treatment Advanced stockmanship C S Parker BVM&S DBR MRCVS Scarsdale Vets Markeaton Lane.

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1 Practical pneumonia treatment Advanced stockmanship C S Parker BVM&S DBR MRCVS Scarsdale Vets Markeaton Lane

2 Which calves to treat

3 Which calves benefit most Monitor appetite Take temps! Consider air space long acting cover

4 Waste of money! Froth ++ blood at mouth or nose mouth gaping no cough down

5 Wrong Diagnosis Coughing

6 Wrong Diagnosis Coughing

7 Wrong Diagnosis Panting

8 Wrong Diagnosis Panting

9 Treatment options The individual ill calf

10 Antibiotic treatment Good lung penetration persistence no resistance

11 Antibiotics Baytril max sub-cut 7.5ml per100kg

12 Antibiotics 1ml per 7.5ml s/c 1ml per 15kg i/m haemophilus activity

13 Antibiotics 1ml per 33kg sub-cut dangerous? Other uses

14 Antibiotics 1ml per 40kg sub-cut V long acting expensive?

15 Antibiotics 1ml per 50kg s/cut daily 5 days short meat time

16 Antibiotics 1ml per 50kg i/m daily 5 days mycoplasma action growth promoter?

17 Anti-inflammatory Steroids or Non steroidals

18 Non-steroidals

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21 Pain relief reduce scarring reduce temperature growth rates up

22 Non-steroidals Trial in mexico with metacam 3 groups, terra LA, Terra LA+ metacam, sterile saline Metacam treated group gained 0.1kg a day over trial 22kg difference at slaughter

23 Non-steroidals Ketofen 1ml per 33kg i/m daily for up to 3 days

24 Non-steroidals Finadyne 1ml per 22.5kg i/v? 5 days if necessary

25 Non-steroidals

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