Elanco Vira Shield

Secure your herd’s health and performance with Elanco Vira Shield cattle vaccines. This research-proven, safe solution protects against up to 13 respiratory and reproductive pathogens, allowing more calves and reducing stress. Improve conception rates and ensure robust herd health with Elanco Vira Shield. Discover comprehensive cattle protection today.

Key benefits

Stress Less. More Calves: A central theme is reducing stress for cattle producers by helping to ensure healthier herds and improved reproductive performance.
Improved Conception Rates: Claims of a 6.5% higher first-service conception rate compared to a competitive modified-live virus vaccine are used.
Comprehensive Disease Protection: The vaccine offers protection against a wide range of up to 13 respiratory and reproductive pathogens.
Safety and Flexibility: Vira Shield is designed to be safe for all classes of cattle, including pregnant cows, heifers, and calves nursing pregnant cows. It’s also promoted as easy to implement in any management program or whole-herd protocol.

Features

Inactivated Vaccine: Vira Shield is a research-proven line of inactivated vaccines.
IBR Protection: Provides protection against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) abortion for up to eight months post-vaccination.
Leptospirosis Protection: Available with five-way leptospirosis protection, including against the most common US strain, Leptospira hardjo-bovis. The duration of immunity for L. hardjo-bovis is at least 12 months.
Xtend™ SP Adjuvant: The vaccine utilizes the Xtend™ SP adjuvant technology for prolonged stimulation of the immune system and potentially higher immunity.
BVD Type 2 Duration of Immunity: Duration of immunity for BVD Type 2 is at least 11 months.

Directions

Shake well before using. Administer 5 mL subcutaneously two to four weeks prior to breeding. In accordance with Beef Quality Assurance guidelines, this product should be administered subcutaneously (under the skin) in the neck. Revaccinate according to label and use directions in four to five weeks. Historically, annual revaccination with a single dose has been recommended for this product. The need for this booster has not been established. For advice on revaccination frequency, consultation with a veterinarian is recommended.