First Defense Calf Health Tri-Shield Gel Tube

Key Features

• Triple Pathogen Protection: The only veterinary biologic providing guaranteed antibody levels against K99+ E. coli, bovine coronavirus, and bovine rotavirus in a single dose.
• Proven Rotavirus Shedding Reduction: Third-party research (Skidmore et al.) demonstrated significant reduction in rotavirus shedding, protecting not just the treated calf but reducing environmental pathogen load for the entire herd.
• VLP-Enhanced Rotavirus Antibodies: Rotavirus antibodies produced using proprietary virus-like particle (VLP) technology developed in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, delivering higher antibody titers than traditional vaccine approaches.
• Single-Dose Gel Tube Administration: Easy oral gel tube format allows quick administration at birth. One dose provides complete triple-pathogen protection.
• USDA Approved Biologic: Approved by the USDA Veterinary Center for Biologics, meeting the same rigorous efficacy standards required for scours vaccines.
• OMRI Listed for Organic: Certified for use in organic dairy and beef operations.

Advanced Features

• Environmental Herd Protection: By reducing rotavirus shedding, Tri-Shield helps lower pathogen levels in the calf barn environment, providing a protective benefit beyond individual calf treatment.
• Potency-Tested Consistency: Every dose is potency-tested before release, ensuring consistent protection calf-to-calf and eliminating the 20-30% vaccine response failure rate.
• Complementary to Colostrum Management: Designed to work alongside maternal colostrum feeding, providing targeted pathogen-specific antibodies that complement the broad-spectrum protection of quality colostrum.

Ideal For

Farm Types: Dairy farms, Beef cow-calf operations, Calf ranches, Organic dairy operations, Custom calf raising facilities

Pricing Information

Here is the pricing information for Tri-Shield Gel Tube:

Contact your First Defense representative or authorized veterinary distributor for current pricing.

Pricing Model: Per-dose pricing through veterinary distributors

Tri-Shield is sold through authorized veterinary distributors and First Defense representatives. As the only triple-pathogen biologic, it is positioned at a premium compared to dual-pathogen options. Pricing varies by distributor and volume.

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