I am not going to get out my soap box again but you deserve a reply. I do not vaccinate period...ever.
If you always do what you have always done; You will always get what you have always got John Dahl Buckeye, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "christine handley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:54 PM Subject: Fw: [blackbelly] vaccinating & banding > Okay, > thanks for the response. The other part to the Q is: > Do you normally vaccinate your ewes on a regular basis? Or do you > vaccinate > because you are banding (This is what my Vet has advised I should do). OR > do any of you band and hope for the best (ie. no vacs). > My vet said that just using a Tetanus toxoid shot is relativly usless, as > it > takes 10 days for it to take effect. .....What about using tetanus toxoid > on day 4 and then banding on day 14? Or-- banding and giving a shot of > Penicillin Procane G...supposedly good for infection and tetanus??? > > For those who have banded... what is your results concerning the health > following....with and without vaccinating??? > > Chris H> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "christine handley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:03 PM > Subject: [blackbelly] vaccinating & banding > > > > Open question, > > > > Is anybody banding their rams? I am considering this so that they may > > stay > > with the herd longer, and to reduce fighting and head bashing among > > them. > > > > In connection with this , does anybody do an annual vaccination on the > ewes. > > Example "Covexin 8" . > > This is what my vet has recommended I do, especially if I do band., but > > I > > hesitate to use vaccines or other meds, unless absolutely necessary. > > Any views? > > > > Chris H. > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 08/22/2002 > > > > =============================================== > > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > > To respond to this message, send e-mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to > http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > > To search the archives, go to > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 08/21/2002 > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to > http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > To search the archives, go to > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
