A Working Cattle Vaccination Calendar for Botswana Farmers

Why a calendar beats a memory

Vaccines only protect if given before disease season, on schedule, with boosters where the label says so. Every kraal means to do this; the ones that actually do have it written down.

Diseases Botswana herds commonly vaccinate against

• Blackleg (blackquarter) and other clostridial diseases — young stock especially.
• Anthrax — annual in many districts; may be required in some areas.
• Botulism — a real risk where cattle chew bones on phosphorus-poor veld.
• Contagious abortion (brucellosis) — heifer vaccination; also a human-health issue.
• FMD — in the relevant zones, on the official programme.

Which of these your herd needs, and when, depends on your district and your zone — build your calendar with your vet or DVS extension officer, not from a post on the internet (including this one).

Build it in ThuoTech

1. Enter your vaccines in the medicine catalogue (with booster intervals from the label).
2. Create a campaign for each round — the app tracks which beasts are done and which are missing.
3. Do the work at the crush day screen — one pass records every beast, and boosters get follow-up dates automatically.

A calf that exists in the app from birth is a calf whose whole vaccination history exists too — that history is worth money when you sell breeding stock.

Keep these records without the paperwork

Thuo Tech keeps every animal on record — photos, brands and BAITS tag numbers, treatments and withdrawal periods, weights, breeding, movements and sales — on your computer instead of in a book in a drawer. Built in Botswana, from P100 a month per farm.

Try the whole system free for 14 days — no joining fee. Questions? Email info@thuotech.co.bw or call 72114791.