Vaccination

  • February 20, 2024An Ounce of Prevention 🎙️

    Vaccines are designed to help cattle resist diseases, but they won't overcome poor management protocols or improper...

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  • December 14, 2023Top 10 Most Popular Beef Cattle Resources for Producers in 2023

    The BCRC rounds up the top beef and forage articles from 2023. Keep Reading

  • October 11, 2023Understanding the Five W’s of Cattle Injections: Who, What, When, Where & Why

    These beef cattle injection techniques are recommended...

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  • September 19, 2023M. bovis, Repeat Offender 🎙️

    Although Mycoplasma bovis is trickier than most microbes, researchers are studying ways to disrupt it. Vaccinating...

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  • May 23, 2023New Vaccination Resources Now Available

    Vaccine guidelines and cattle disease infographics can help producers create a solid vaccination program. Keep Reading

  • January 5, 2023Ready or Not, Calving is Coming — Plan Ahead for a Streamlined Calving Season 

    Focusing on four main aspects of planning can ensure a safe and...

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  • December 13, 2022The BCRC’s Top 10 Posts of 2022

    There are hundreds of timely beef and forage articles, interactive production calculators, videos, webinars and...

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  • December 5, 2022Five Management Tips To Make a Big Impact in Small Herds 🎙️

    In 2021, 53% of farms with cattle in Canada reported having 72 head or less. What...

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  • August 12, 2022Until the Cows Come Home: Five Strategies to Stop Sickness Before It Starts This Fall  

    These specific practices should be part of a beef...

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  • May 16, 2022Vaccines Are Cheap Insurance – Don’t Let Your Premiums Lapse

    Annual booster vaccinations are the insurance premiums that make a big difference to...

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  • May 5, 2022Looking to Cut Costs this Spring? Think Twice Before Cutting Vitamins, Minerals and Vaccinations

    Avoid long-term problems caused by short-term...

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  • January 17, 2022Protect Your Investments

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2022 issue of Canadian...

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  • November 23, 2021Always Look a Gift Cow in the Mouth

    There's more to cattle-buying decisions than price alone. Introducing adult cows or bulls to an existing herd...

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  • September 30, 2020Vaccination of the Beef Herd: New Topic Page

    Vaccines stimulate the immune system of the animal to produce antibodies.  Antibodies (or...

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  • March 31, 2020Think You Have a Closed Herd? Think Again

    You either have a closed herd or you don’t. If you answer yes to any of these questions, you do not have...

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  • May 22, 2019Top findings about adoption of beneficial practices on Canadian cow-calf operations

    Sometimes it can be hard to know where you’re going if you...

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  • March 7, 2018Intranasal Vaccines Are Timely and Effective

    As he follows a proper vaccination program for his cow-herd, Ryan Beierbach also makes sure calves on his...

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  • September 18, 2017Bovine Respiratory Disease from the Farm to the Feedlot

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • March 30, 2017Tips to Make the Most of Your Vaccine Protocol

    Vaccines can seem costly, and it’s not easy to see how or to what extent they pay off. But...

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  • December 12, 2016Economical Vaccine Protocols: Webinar January 17

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on our Webinars page...

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  • July 14, 2014Vaccination: Can you Afford not to?

    This is a guest post written by Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with the Alberta Beef Producers....

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  • November 21, 2013Canada’s Veterinary Drug Approval Process

    Health Canada’s Veterinary Drug Directorate1 puts all veterinary products (e.g. antimicrobials,...

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  • August 21, 2013Vaccination Tips for your Cattle Herd: Beef Research School Episode

    Vaccinating your herd is like buying insurance. Just like choosing an insurance...

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  • August 19, 2013Anthrax

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of Canadian Cattlemen magazine...

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  • June 3, 2013Changes to the CFIA Anthrax Program

    This is a guest post written by Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with the Alberta Beef Producers...

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  • October 5, 2012E. coli O157:H7: an Industry Research Priority

    E. coli O157:H7, the cause for the recent, extensive beef recall, is one of the few types of E. coli...

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  • October 2, 2012Broken Needles in Beef: Prevention and Responsibility

    Suspected broken needles are rare, but imagine the food safety risk if a broken needle were to...

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