Over the coming weeks and months, ranches across the United States will gather their herds for the annual springtime tradition of branding. In addition to marking ownership of the year’s calf crop, cowboys will administer vaccines to young calves in an effort to curb a disease that is just as consistent as the spring ritual: pneumonia or bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

Not only do we deal with stress in our lives, but we often create stressful situations for the animals we care for. Recognizing these events and taking measures to provide the animals with mechanisms to deal with stress can help them bounce back more quickly.

Injectable minerals rapidly restore levels, supporting fertility, healthy calves and timely breedback, ensuring economic stability for cow-calf operations.

Le déplacement des veaux des niches vers les enclos collectifs n’est pas seulement stressant pour les animaux. Les producteurs savent que lorsqu’un nouveau groupe de veaux arrive dans l’enclos collectif, ceux-ci courent un risque beaucoup plus élevé de contracter une maladie respiratoire bovine (MRB) ou une pneumonie.

We often don’t realize that like the football team, the microbes in the rumen have their own “positions” and responsibilities. The success of the ruminant digestive system is dependent on each microbial team member performing its function.

For the first time in years, you felt that you could take the family on vacation this summer. It seemed like a fun idea at the time when you bought the tickets to the amusement park. Standing in line, listening to the screams and seeing the cars go flying by on the roller coaster have you second-guessing life’s decisions. Just keep reminding yourself that it will all be over in a few minutes.

Moving calves from the hutches to group pens isn’t just stressful for the calves. Workers know that when a new group of calves moves into the group pen, the calves have a much greater risk of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) or pneumonia.