Write a strong calf-raising contract
As dairies expand, more dairy producers look to custom growers to raise their herd replacements.
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Bovi-Shield GOLD® FP® 5 L5 HB Now Available In 5-Dose Vial
Pfizer introduces 5-dose vial of vaccine for five major viral pathogens.
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Pfizer: Bovi-Shield GOLD® FP® 5 L5 HB Now Available In 5-Dose Vial
Producers have a new vaccination management option with the introduction of a 5-dose vial for Bovi-Shield GOLD® FP® 5 L5 HB. Pfizer Animal Health now offers the vaccine in convenient 5-, 10- and 50-dose vials.
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Health Guarantees For Feeder Cattle
Many times when cattle change hands there is some expectation of a
certification of health regarding the purchased cattle. However, these
“guarantees” of health are somewhat ill defined. One of the major
questions about health guarantees relates to the sales of feeder cattle.
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Manage New Heifer Calves To Become Top Performing Replacements
Spring calving season is drawing to a close. Hopefully, most cow/calf producers are reaping the rewards of good prebreeding and reproduction management protocols with a healthy calf crop. In addition to representing the future of the herd, this year’s calves should carry the latest improvement in genetic characteristics.
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May Beef Management Calendar
Tips for maintaining your herd.
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Making beef cattle welfare work
The beef industry works hard at cattle welfare, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t improve.
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How Do You Keep BVD Out Of Cattle Herd?
Producers should not go through the time and expense of testing to eliminate this disease if they are not going to take measures to keep it out.
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Write a strong calf-raising contract
As dairies expand, more dairy producers look to custom growers to raise their herd replacements. Unfortunately businesses can’t rely on a handshake anymore. Calf raisers and contracting dairies need to have a strong contract in place to protect everyone involved. Four calf experts offer tips on how to write a strong contract and what should be included in the contract.
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Gold Standard Labs Opens New Facility In Sulphur Springs, TX
Gold Standard Labs, the leading private diagnostic laboratory for testing cattle to detect those persistently infected (PI) with Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) virus, this week opened its seventh facility – this one located in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The other six labs are located in Hereford, Shiner and Schwertner, Texas; Garden City, Kansas; and Bowling Green, Kentucky and Alma, Nebraska.
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Heritability Of Bovine Respiratory Disease
Groups of 1519 preweaned and 3277 feedlot cattle were used to study
heritability of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Across both groups,
the sire of individuals was known. Preweaned calves came from one herd.
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