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Normal Vital Signs
Temperature Heart Rate
Up to 1 yr of age: 101.5 - 103.5 deg. F [38.6 - 39.4 deg.C] Calves: 100 - 120 beats per minute
Over 1 year of age: 100.0 - 102.5 deg. F [37.8 - 39.2 deg. C]
Adult: 55 - 80 beats per minute
Respiration Rate
Calves: 15 - 40 breaths per minute
Adult: 10 - 30 breaths per minute

Basic Herd Health Program
I - Cows and Bulls
A) Spring
1) Deworm - Panacur, Synanthic, Ivomec, Eprinex, Cydectin

2) Vaccinate

A) 8-way Clostridial - Blackleg, Red Water, Etc.B) Vibrio / LeptosporosisC) 6-way Respiratory - BRSV, BVD, IBR, P13, Pastuerella Hemolytica and MultocidaAll virus should be killed
B) Fall
1) Deworm and defluke - Valbazen, Ivomec Plus

2) Vaccinate

A) Vibrio / Leptosporosis
II - Spring Born Calves
A) Two ( 2 ) Months of Age
1) Deworm - Panacur, Synanthic, Ivomec, Cydectin, Eprinex

2) Vaccinate

A) 8-way Clostridial - Blackleg, Red Water, Etc.B) Vibrio / LeptosporosisC) 6-way Respiratory (Modified Live preferred)D) Tetanus Toxiod to castrates
3) Dehorn

4) Castrate

5) Implant

B) Three to four ( 3 - 4 ) Months of Age July 4th
1) Deworm - Panacur (Double dose), Ivomec, Cydectin, Eprinex

2) Vaccinate

A) 8-way Clostridial - Blackleg, Red Water, Etc.B) Vibrio / LeptosporosisC) 6-way Respiratory - (Modified Live preferred)D) Bangs Vaccinate Heifers between 4 and 12 months of age
C) Weaning ( 6 - 9 ) Months of Age
1) Deworm - if after November 1st, then Defluke

2) Vaccinate

A) 6-way Respiratory - (Modified Live preferred)
3) Re-implant
III - Fall Born Calves
Same as spring born calves, except deworm as follows:
1) - 2 months deworm
2) - 4 months deworm and defluke
3) - At weaning age deworm
IV - Replacement Heifers
A) Spring
1) Deworm - Panacur, Synanthic, Ivomec, Cydectin, Eprinex

2) Vaccinate

A) 8-way Clostridial - Blackleg, Red Water, Etc.B) Vibrio / LeptosporosisC) 6-way Respiratory - (Modified Live preferred)
B) July 4th
1) Deworm - Ivomec, Panacur (Double Dose), Cydectin, Eprinex
C) Fall - November 1st
1) Deworm and defluke

2) Vaccinate

A) Vibrio / Leptosporosis

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