Build Scours Immunity In Cows For Healthier Calves With Scour Bos
Bobby Smith
Palmyra, Tennessee
Ever since cattle rancher Bobby Smith had to treat an untold number of scouring calves and lost 10 calves in a bad scours outbreak about 10 years ago, he knew he needed a scours vaccine he could depend on.
On the recommendation of his veterinarian, Smith vaccinated with Scour Bos® and immediately started seeing positive results. Since then, he has vaccinated with Scour Bos every year to help build up the immune systems of his cows so they can pass that immunity on to their calves. “I’ve used Scour Bos every year for the past 10 to 12 years and it’s cut my scours problems to nearly nothing,” Smith states.
“Nowadays, every cow that comes on the farm—the ones we raise, the ones we buy—gets a shot of Scour Bos once a year. I would not raise cattle without it,” says Smith.
Delivering the most rotavirus and E. coli isolates of any scours vaccine on the market, Scour Bos provides broad-spectrum scours protection with the convenience of a 16-week vaccination window.
“I raise cattle part-time in addition to my day job,” says Smith. “Unlike some folks, I can’t spend the whole day checking calves for signs of scours, so I need a vaccine that I know will work. That’s why I use Scour Bos.”
Smith adds that consistency is important when preventing scours. “You need to get on a Scour Bos vaccination program and stay with it. Don’t give it one year and skip the next year. Just like treatments for lepto, blackleg or worms, it’s something that needs to be done every year.”
