• The clinical signs
• The cost of pneumonia
• Investigating a pneumonia outbreak
• Understanding vaccinations
• Ventilation
• Effective treatments

Content

Agri Academy Module 2 – Pneumonia: Reduce The Financial Impact In Your Herd This Winter

Section 1 – What is pneumonia

• What is pneumonia and why are cattle more prone to pneumonia?
• What causes pneumonia? Viruses, Bacteria and Lungworm
• What is the incidence rate of pneumonia on Irish farms?

Section 2 – The clinical signs

• The tell-tale signs of pneumonia – recognising the symptoms of pneumonia in your herd
• Examining the clinical signs in an individual animal
• Taking an accurate temperature

Section 3 – Counting the cost

• The cost of pneumonia and the associated direct costs
• The hidden costs of poor performance and late finishing

Section 4 – Investigating a problem

• Investigating a pneumonia outbreak
• How do we make an accurate diagnosis of a problem?
• Diagnostics – various samples your vet may take, sample case

Section 5 – Understanding vaccinations

• Understanding vaccinations and what they do
• Cold chain – proper storage and administration
• Timing of vaccines – creating a calendar approach with some brands and strains

Section 6 – The role of ventilation

• The principles of housing and good ventilation
• Assessing ventilation on farm, smoke bombs

Section 7 – It’s multifactorial

• Pneumonia is multifactorial
• Dealing with lung worm
• Understanding stress and why we have to minimise it
• Weaning stocking densities and mixing age groups

Section 8 – Effective treatments

• Treating pneumonia – the principles of early identification and prompt treatment
• Choosing treatments
• The benefit of anti inflammatories
• Getting your vet involved in proper treatment plans

Summary

• The need for prevention
• AMR and the use of oral antibiotics
• Moving your pneumonia from cure to prevention