A LIVESTOCK VACCINE PRIMER

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November/December 1980
By Randy Kidd 
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[8] Get your veterinarian to help you set up your vaccination program. This is the last of my eight guidelines, but it could be the most important: A poor plan may be completely ineffective . . . might give you a false sense of security . . . or could even (as with the rabid cats mentioned earlier) be dangerous to your livestock.

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The proper program for your individual homestead, of course, will depend on what type of — and how many — animals you're raising, where you live, how often you buy and sell livestock, What functions the critters serve, whether or not you go on the show circuit, how healthy your beasts are to begin with, and more. So dish out the dough for some office time at the vet's to work out the right ongoing plan for your beasts. Such an action will be good for your animals, and — in the long run — for your wallet as well.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Issue 53 (which contains Randy's article "You Can Too Give That Animal an Injection!") is available from THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS®, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791. Dr. Kidd has also written two other line articles on medicating homestead livestock: "Restrain That Beast!" (MOTHER NO. 52, page 84) and "Be Your Own 'Animal Medicine Man' " (MOTHER NO. 54, page 76). Back issues cost $3.00 each . . . plus $1.00 shipping and handling per order.

In addition, N. Bruce Haynes's Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Veterinary Guide provides a very thorough discussion of animal diseases, vaccines, and treatments. Dr. Haynes's book is available from bookstores or — for $9.95 plus 95¢ shipping and handling — from Mother's Bookshelf, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791.

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