Bovine respiratory disease: Management / treatment

Question 1

What can be used for short term / immediate treatment / management?

Answer 1

• Antibiotics
• NSAIDs
• Nursing
• Isolation / reduce numbers
• Stocking density

Question 2

What can be used medium / long-term (prevention)?

Answer 2

• Colostrum / nutrition
• Improve the environment
• Vaccines

Question 3

When thinking of drug choice what needs to be considered?

Answer 3

• Spectrum of activity
• Ease of administration
• Long-acting
• Licensing / cascade
• ABCD - drug classes
• Cost
• Availability

Question 4

What are examples of NSAIDs?

Answer 4

• Flunixin
• Meloxicam
• Ketoprofen
• Carprofen

Question 5

When should you administer a vaccine?

Answer 5

• Before risk period - e.g. spring born sucklers = 2 doses with last dose 2 weeks pre-housing

Question 6

What does the bovipast vaccine protect against?

Answer 6

• RSV
• PI3
• Mannhemia haemolytica

-all inactivated

Question 7

Why would you not use penicillins / amoxicillins for resp problems?

Answer 7

• Doesn’t affect Mycoplasma = common bacteria in resp disease

Question 8

What does Rispoval 3 vaccine include?

Answer 8

• Modified live PI3
• Modified live BRSV
• Inactivated BVDV

Question 9

What does Rispoval 4 vaccine include?

Answer 9

• Inactivated BRSV
• Inactivated PI3
• Adjuvanted IBR
• Adjuvanted BVD

Question 10

What is a marker vaccine? example?

Answer 10

• Can tell the difference between a vaccinated + naturally infected animal
• IBR