Vac-45 Information
The OQBN Vac-45 program benefits the cattle industry by providing healthier and heavier cattle. The benefits to producers include potential premium received for preconditioned calves, reduced cattle stress and shrink, an improved cattle immune system, increased sale weight of cattle, increased market demands, neutral-branding (you and your veterinarian select the products and the timing of vaccinations), and a third party verification.
Enrollment/Certification Process
To enroll calves into the OQBN program, visit our online Marketplace store to purchase program ear tags per head of cattle to initiate the enrollment process. Once the transaction is complete you will be contacted by an OQBN representative to schedule a verification. Complete either the enrollment/vaccine records form in the link below or the copy included with your purchase of ear tags. Keep the enrollment/vaccine records form for the OQBN representative that conducts the onsite verification of calves and vaccine records. Certification is complete upon approval from OQBN personnel.
Requirements
To enroll calves in the OQBN:
- All calves must be:
- Raised from the ranch of origin
- Bull calves must be castrated and healed
- Dehorned and healed
- Weaned a minimum of 45 days
- Vaccinated with 2 doses of a 5-way respiratory vaccine
- Vaccinated with 2 doses of at least a 7-way clostridial vaccine (blackleg)
- Vaccinated with 1 dose of Pasteurella/Haemolytica (shipping fever)
- Identified with an OQBN program ear tag
- Must follow one of three vaccination protocols (options found on health protocol sheet)
- Producers must be Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certified
- Third-party verified by OSU Extension personnel
Recommendations
To improve the overall health of your herd:
- Provide abundant, clean and fresh water at all times
- Provide abundant high quality grass hay or pasture
- Feed concentrate supplement for a minimum of seven days after weaning to train cattle to eat from a bunk and come to feed
- Provide free choice mineral supplementation
- Provide a coccidiostat such as Bovatec®, Corid®, Rumensin® or Deccox® through the feed, water or mineral
- Dewormed (recommended at weaning)
Stocker/Feeder Cattle Health Management
Vac-45 Approved Vaccines
If you do not find your vaccine, please contact an OQBN representative for vaccine approval.
May Use with Option 1 or 2
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
|
5-Way Respiratory Vaccine |
Killed or MLV vaccines against IBR, BVD I & II, PI3, BRSV
*Each require two doses. Second dose must be MLV |
Aspen TiterVac 5 | Aspen TiterVac10 HB | Express 6 | Express FP5 | Express FP10 | Pyramid 2 | Pyramid 5 + Presponse | Pyramid 10 | Titanium 5 | Vista 5 SQ | Vista Once SQ | Bovi-Shield GOLD 5 | Bovi-Shield GOLD One Shot | Triangle 5 | Triangle 9+PH-K | Triangle 10 | Master Guard HB | ViraShield 6 | CattleMaster Gold FP5 |
May Use with Option 3
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
|
5-Way Respiratory Vaccine (Killed Vaccine) |
MLV Vaccine against IBR, BVD I & II, PI3, BRSV
*Requires revaccination with Modified-live vaccine at weaning |
Aspen TiterVac 5 | Aspen TiterVac10 HB | Express 6 | Express FP5 | Express FP10 | Pyramid 2 | Pyramid 5 + Presponse | Pyramid 10 | Titanium 5 | Vista 5 SQ | Vista Once SQ | Bovi-Shield GOLD 5 | Bovi-Shield GOLD One Shot |
Mannheimia haemolytica
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
|
Mannheimia haemolytica |
*Requires one dose at weaning |
Pulmo-Guard PH-M | Pulmo-Guard PHM-1 | Bar Somnus 2P | Presponse HM | Colorado Serum Co. MH-P | Durvac Past HM | Once PMH IN | Once PMH SQ | Respavir PMH SQ Respishield HM | Poly-Bac B 3 | Poly-Bac B Somus | Super Poly-Bac B+IBRk & BVDk Super Poly-Bac B Somnus Essential 2+P | Nuplura PH | One Shot| One Shot BVD | One Shot Ultra 7 | One Shot Ultra 8 |
Clostridial Bacterins
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
| Clostridial Bacterins/Blackleg |
Requires 2 doses |
Alpha-7 | Alpha-7/MB-1 (contains pinkeye vaccine) | Bar-Vac 7 | Bar-Vac 7/Somnus | Bar-Vac 8 | Caliber 7 | ClostriShield 7 | 20/20 Vision 7 w/ Spur (contains pinkeye vaccine) Cavalry 9 | Covexin 8 | Piliguard Pinkeye-1 Trivalent | Vision 7 Somnus w/ Spur | Vision 7 w/ Spur | Vision 8 Somnus w/ Spur | Fortress 7 | Fortress 8 | Ultrabac 7 | Ultrabac 7/Somnus | Ultrabac 8 | UltraChoice 7 | UltraChoice 8 |
Combination Respiratory Vaccines
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
|
Contains BVD I & II, IBR, PI3, BRSV and M. Haemolytica |
Satisfies requirements for all respiratory vaccines
*Requires two doses |
Pyramid 5+Presponse | Triangle 9 + PH-K | Vista Once SQ | Bovi-Shield GOLD One Shot |
Combination M. haemolytica and Clostridial Bacterins
| Vaccine | Vaccine Type | Vaccine Products |
|---|---|---|
| Contains both M. haemolytica and Clostridial Bacterins |
*Requires two doses |
One Shot Ultra 7 | One Shot Ultra 8 |