Ocotober BEEF Tech

Ultrasound units

Make ultrasounding and preg-checking easier with two rugged, portable ultrasound units from ReproScan. Designed specifically for bovine reproductive use, the 3.3-lb., splash-proof unit comes with a 6-hour lithium ion battery and works with a wide range of viewing devices.

The XTC model’s 4.0 MHz convex rectal probe boasts a field of view five times larger than a traditional linear rectal probe, allowing for more rapid pregnancy diagnosis. It fits in the “ReproArm,” a 32-in. extension arm that allows for “arms-free” pregnancy testing.

Meanwhile, the XTL unit features a high-resolution 6.5 MHz linear rectal probe that can be used for all “arm-in” cow scanning. This includes early pregnancy diagnosis, fetal sexing and ovarian structure observations.

For more information, visit www.repro-scan.com. or call 877-890-2411.

PYRAMID + PRESPONSE addition

PYRAMID 3 + PRESPONSE SQ is the latest in Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.’s (BIVI) PYRAMID + PRESPONSE line, which features respiratory protection in a single dose. The vaccine aids calves under stress from weaning, shipping and commingling, and targets key diseases without the unnecessary additional stress on the immune system due to extra additional handling. Among the features of PYRAMID 3 + PRESPONSE SQ are:

• Aids in the prevention of disease caused by infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) Types 1 and 2.
• Aids in the reduction of severity of pneumonic pasteurellosis caused by Mannheimia haemolytica.
Protects against persistently infected calves when used subcutaneously in the cow or heifer 30-60 days pre-breeding.
• Can be used on pregnant cows or calves nursing pregnant cows if cows were vaccinated with PYRAMID 5, PYRAMID 10, PYRAMID 3, PYRAMID 3 + PRESPONSE SQ, or PYRAMID 5 + PRESPONSE SQ pre-breeding.

For more information, contact your herd veterinarian or BIVI representative.

Inoculant value calculator

DuPont Pioneer’s online Pioneer Inoculant Value Calculator allows livestock producers to easily calculate the overall value of forage inoculants. By providing 10 answers on the crop, storage system, feeding rates, market prices, etc., the program depicts the economic returns of various inoculant options, outputting three main values of inoculant choice:

• Value from reduced shrink,
• Value from improved bunklife,
• Value of reduced feed input.

The program is a web-based platform accessible by computer, iPad or smartphone. For more information, visit www.pioneer.com/ivc or contact your local sales professional.

EXCEDE® administration

Pfizer Animal Health announces approval for two additional base-of-ear locations for subcutaneous administration in beef and dairy cattle for EXCEDE® (ceftiofur crystalline free acid) Sterile Suspension. The new locations are in addition to the existing base of ear “toward the opposite eye” approved route of administration for all cattle, as well as the “middle third of the ear,” which is approved in beef cattle less than 20 months of age.

The two new techniques are a rostral direction, or toward the eye on the same side of the head; and a ventral administration, which is similar to a normal subcutaneous injection given at the base of the ear. All approved locations require a 13-day meat withdrawal.

For more information, visit www.excede.com/boeadminstration, or contact your veterinarian or Pfizer Animal Health representative.