Conditions and vaccines for prevention of common beef cattle diseases

Vaccines include:

• Clostridial vaccines prevent mortality against black leg, black disease, tetanus, pulpy kidney and malignant oedema.

• VibriovaxTM protects against campylobacter infection in breeding cows that can cause infertility and abortion.

• Leptospirosis vaccine protects against abortion, calf deaths and reduces shedding of leptospira bacterium and consequently the risk of human infection.

• PestigardTM vaccine prevents reproductive wastage and mortalities caused by pestivirus or mucosal disease.

This table is used to help identify conditions and vaccines used to prevent the development of common diseases that can lead to significant economic loss when left untreated.