Items Tagged with 'receiving'
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Learn about the health component of vaccines, dewormers and diets used in preconditioning calves. Value-added plans are available at many feedyards, sale barns, auctions, drug companies, breed associations and state programs.
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Feedlot efficiency and safety: Prioritizing cattle welfare and operational excellence
Cattle handlers should emphasize safety, efficiency and receiving protocols to ensure success in the feedlot.
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Manage the whole system to stay ahead of BRD outbreaks
High calf prices may compel stockers and feedlots to buy riskier, BRD-prone cattle. Proper management and on-arrival practices reduce health risks and promote successful feeding programs.
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Managing rations for proper protein consumption
Making sure protein is delivered in the form that allows cattle to metabolize it most efficiently is just as important as the amount of protein made available to them.
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Reduce antibiotic use and boost your bottom line with targeted metaphylaxis
The cattle industry is adopting targeted metaphylaxis, a strategy that administers antibiotics to individual high-risk calves, to improve animal health, reduce costs and promote antibiotic stewardship.
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Keeping calves gaining after weaning
To keep calves on a positive growth trajectory during the high-stress days post-weaning, producers need to closely monitor factors – such as water and feed intake and mineral availability.
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Managing nutrition and stress in newly weaned calves
Cattle can encounter a lot of stressors from weaning to slaughter and consequently, a loss in performance. Producers can minimize these losses by spreading out stressful events and using recommended feeding strategies and rations.
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Stockers: Prepping calves for transition to the feedlot
A well-timed vaccination protocol, a period of backgrounding and low-stress transportation practices can improve calf health and profitability.
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