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While labels on most injectables say they require refrigeration, our cold-weather winters are just a little too cold. But since beef production is 24/7, 365 days a year at all temperatures, we need to figure out how to keep our injectables at the proper temperature.
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, the potential for hoof injuries and infections exists in all types of environments. Producers’ “beef” with this is understandable.
“Foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] is going to be a bigger disaster when it comes to market disruption than what we faced with COVID-19,” said Danelle Bickett-Weddle, associate director for the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University.
As fall calving approaches, you may worry more about flies and heat stress than colostrum. However, colostrum is critical to giving calves the start they need no matter the season. It’s just as important to feed quality colostrum during times of heat stress as it is to feed quality colostrum during cold weather.
No producer wants to doctor an animal, but it is part of raising them. A producer can have the best vaccination program and biosecurity in the county, but sooner or later an animal is going to get sick and need to be treated.
Pinkeye can erode profits due to treatment costs and production losses. Although vaccine efficacy has not been verified by field research studies, a case study in Alabama indicates good control with custom-made vaccines.
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