Beef Center

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Registration and/or breeding information must be presented upon delivery of animals to the Center.

All bulls must be accompanied by an official health certificate verifying that the animals are in good health and have been vaccinated for the following diseases according to vaccine manufacturers’ specifications:

REQUIRED VACCINATIONS:

• - 7 or 8-way Clostridial: (Black Leg) Administer SQ (under the skin) in neck, 2 doses required.
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• - Respiratory Viruses: (IBR,PI3,BVD,BRSV) IBR/PI3-
•    BVD/BRSV Administer per label in neck, 2 doses required (killed vaccine on the first round, then MLV on the second round, is mandatory)
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• - Pasteurella haemolytica: Must be recognized as leukotoxoid type, May be combined with Pasteurella multocida, Doses required is dependent on label recommendations
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• - Haemophilus somnus: May be combined with Clostridial vaccines, 2 doses required  (Recommended, but not required)
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• - Wart Vaccination  (Recommended, but not required)
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• - Dewormed with an approved wormer.

Vaccinations and treatments should be completed three (3) weeks prior to delivery; bulls may not be accepted if the requirements are not completed as scheduled.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Steve Keith - Department Chair