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Typical items to keep in stock depending on your budget and size of operation include :
1. Antibiotics (must have)
1.1 Oxytetracycline
1.2 PenStrep LA or Procaine Penicillin
1.3 Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim preparations
1.4 Antibiotic eye ointment
2. Foot Bath/Wound Treatment
2.1 Copper Sulphate
2.2 Formalin 5%
2.3 Wound oil
2.4 Liquid paraffin (for constipation)
2.5 Antibiotic wound spray
3. Tick Control
3.1 Spray dip
3.2 Pour-on dip
3.3 Spot-on
4. Tick Disease Treatment
4.1 For Anaplasmosis use Oxytetracycline LA or Imidocarb dipropionate
4.2 For Babesiosis (Redwater), use Diminazene aceturate or Imidocarb dipropionate
4.3 For Theileriosis use Buparvaquone AND Oxytetracycline LA
4.4 For Heartwater, use Oxytetracycline LA
5. Vaccines (to be used immediately)
5.1 Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine
5.2 Foot & Mouth Disease Vaccine
5.3 Clostridial diseases combination vaccine (if not done already )
6. Anthelmintics (for Deworming)
Choose one or combination that kills the following:
6.1 Gastrointestinal roundworms
6.2 Lung worms
6.3 Liver Flukes (mature and immature)
6.4 Tapeworms
6.5 Eyeworms
7. Reproductive
7.1 Intrauterine antibiotic pessaries
7.2 Oxytocin
8. Management of Pain, Temperature and Inflammation.
8.1 Phenylbutazone
8.2 Dexamethasone
8.3 Flunixin meglumine
9. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
9.1 Multivitamin
9.2 Vitamin AD3E
9.3 Vitamin B Complex
9.4 Calcium preparation
9.5 Mineral block
9.6 Colostrum replacer
9.7 Milk Replacer
9.8 Soda, Glucose, Cod Liver oil
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 Gloves (small)
10.2 Gloves (shoulder length)
10.3 Needles
10.4 Syringes
10.5 Weighing belt
10.6 Thermometer
10.7 Trocar and Cannula
10.8 Calf Feeding tube