Vaccine's

looneytunes · #1 11/02/08, 11:47 AM

Does anyone use Covexin 8 vaccine & what is it purpose.

pookshollow · #2 11/02/08, 08:56 PM

The main purpose is to immunize against tetanus and enterotoxemia. It immunizes for other things too, but those are the main ones.

Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians · #3 11/03/08, 11:55 PM

For most of the country it's overkill. Most older breeders who use it, do so because they have blackleg/malignant edema/gangrenous mastitis on their property.

Unless one of these 8 clostridiums are a problem in your area, so your vet or someone local tells you that you may need to use an 8 way instead of a 3 way (CD&T) than do so, otherwise it's overkill.

Bar Vac CD&T is what I use. Vicki

DixyDoodle · #4 11/04/08, 06:10 AM

I use it here, the vet recommends it.

Vaccinating will also make your goat kids easier to sell than non-vaccinated ones. Although I know some people prefer to go the non-vaccinated route (ie, strictly use herbal remedies, etc), I also find many people in my area don't vaccinate just because they're cheap or don't care. Goats are cheap to give shots to.....I think I spent about $40 to vaccinate my 17 goats (this includes giving the kids a second shot booster). If you only have a couple of goats, it's maybe $12 a bottle for meds. Hardly expensive.

When I ask if someone has vaccinated their goats and they say no, they don't bother, I wonder why.....and do I want to risk introducing such a goat into my own herd? No. Vaccinations are not a 100% guarantee.

I don't show goats but I believe they have to be vaccinated for that? Maybe someone else here can answer that......I would HOPE they would have to vaccinate!

pookshollow · #5 11/04/08, 06:49 AM

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I don't show goats but I believe they have to be vaccinated for that? Maybe someone else here can answer that......I would HOPE they would have to vaccinate!

Nope - they haven't questioned me so far. Some shows they don't even check the tattoos unless you go Grand or Reserve Champion. Some have a vet check coming in, some don't.

DixyDoodle · #6 11/04/08, 07:08 AM

pooks, are they required to vaccinate for shows, though?

I should say that I wouldn't always turn down a non-vaccinated goat, I worded that wrong. If I had been to their farm and seen their goats, they appeared to be healthy, the environment was clean, and I REALLY liked the goat, I would take it home, quarantine it (as I do anyhow now) and vaccinate it before introducing to my herd. BUT I would have to like the goat a lot to do that!