Our 25 year history of veterinary
diagnostics and bacterin production has confirmed the following herd
health characteristics:
A. Herds with high herd health management
disciplines including
areas of milking equipment,
environment, cow handling
technique, back-flushing, and
teat dipping.
B. Herds that have already evaluated the available
commercial
vaccines and still experience
an unacceptable frequency of
clinical or sub-clinical
mastitis cows and high somatic cell
counts.
C. Herds with managers who are willing to draw
diagnostic milk
samples every 5 to 6 months and
keep records to evaluate
immunization performance.
D. Herds where a consulting veterinarian has
established a good
client-animal-doctor
relationship and is totally familiar with the
mastitis situation on this
farm.
Commercial
vaccines are readily available and take little planning to acquire.
Autogenous bacterins, on the other hand, are custom made for your herd and
cannot be purchased right off the shelf. Therefore, the dairyman plays
an important role in the development and inventory of his herd's
autogenous bacterin. You select the cows to draw diagnostic milk
samples to isolate the mastitis causing bacteria. It is recommended
to resample at least every 5-6 months to update and keep your bacterin
current. Ordering product must be planned. U.S.D.A.
regulations allow us to produce your first serial as soon as possible
(usually takes about 3 weeks after organisms are isolated).
Yes. We have a good track record for
efficacy and safety with many mastitis causing and environmental bacteria.
Many of the bacteria we have had success with include; Streptococcus
uberis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus
hyicus, and
Staphylococcus species.
Autogenous vaccination programs make all
the difference when antigenic drift renders commercial vaccines
ineffective. Herd specific organisms translate to herd specific
antibodies. There are multiple phage types of the different
bacterial organisms that cause bovine mastitis. It is critical that
your bacterin provides protection against your specific phage type.
Some commercial vaccine isolates were derived many years ago.
Yes. Autogenous bacterins are the
natural approach to mastitis disease control. By using the innate
biological immune system to develop specific antibodies against your
mastitis challenge, you should significantly reduce your antibiotic use
and cost.
Yes. We follow all U.S.D.A. approved guidelines
to produce quality products and ensure safety. With any
autogenous biological bacterin, it is advisable to vaccinate 2 or 3
animals prior to vaccinating the entire herd in order to check for
toxicity or hypersensitivity. Lactating cows should be closely
monitored to ensure milk production does not fall off excessively.
Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant will be
included in your bacterin. We prefer aluminum hydroxide over oil to
prevent injection site lesions (swelling or knots).
Normally a mastitis autogenous bacterin
contains not more than 5 isolates, although greater numbers are authorized
if justified. The number in your bacterin will depend on the culture
results from your diagnostic milk samples.
Our diagnostician will consult your veterinarian about the dairy's diagnostic results. Our autogenous
products must be purchased through a licensed veterinarian.
No. The J-5 vaccine has been
engineered to give protection to the E. coli pathogens. The
autogenous mastitis bacterins will provide protection to mastitis causing
pathogens beyond E. coli.
