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Key Factors Of Success In Preconditioning Highlighted

The term preconditioning (PC) is generally accepted as a way to adequately prepare a calf for a successful feedlot experience. Generally, this consists of calves being vaccinated for viral respiratory diseases and 7-8 clostridial organisms, dewormed and treated for lice/grubs.

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  • Mar. 28, 2012
    blog

    Pain Management Is An Issue Industry Must Continue To Address 6

    What products do we have that are labeled for analgesia (pain control) in food animals? The answer is none. It isn’t that scientists aren’t working on this issue, however. One of the primary reasons we have no drugs labeled for analgesia in food animals is because we’ve struggled to identify a method to measure pain levels consistently and adequately; without that, you can’t measure a reduction in pain....More
  • Feb. 28, 2012
    Article

    Timing Of Castration Doesn't Impact Growth Rate Or Weaning Rate

    Castration beyond weaning has been documented as detrimental to both steer health and feedlot performance. However, timing of castration in nursing calves doesn’t impact growth rate or weaning weight, according to University of Florida researchers....More
  • Dec. 9, 2011
    article

    Key Factors Of Success In Preconditioning Highlighted

    The term preconditioning (PC) is generally accepted as a way to adequately prepare a calf for a successful feedlot experience. Generally, this consists of calves being vaccinated for viral respiratory diseases and 7-8 clostridial organisms, dewormed and treated for lice/grubs....More
  • Jun. 24, 2011
    blog

    Preconditioning Still Pays

    Since the value of gain continues to increase with calf prices, preconditioning can still pay for the same reasons it always has....More
  • Jun. 24, 2011
    article

    Pushing The Weaning Envelope

    It seems so simple. Just increase the weaning rate – the percentage of calves weaned per cow exposed – within a cowherd and production increases, thereby diluting costs. From an industry standpoint, based on the Jan. 1 beef cow inventory of 30.864 million head, an increased weaning weight of every additional percent means the equivalent of 308,640 additional calves....More
  • Jun. 17, 2011
    article

    Weaning Methods & Implants

    Fenceline weaning (FW) – the practice whereby cows are removed from their calves but the calves are allowed to see, hear and smell their dams from the pasture on the opposite side of the fence – is an on-the-farm method of weaning that makes a stressful situation less stressful for man and beast...More
  • Sep. 1, 2008
    article

    Weaning management

    Weaning time is harvest time in cow-calf country. This can be a stressful time for the cow, the calf and the rancher. Probably the most critical weaning...More
  • Aug. 25, 2008
    article

    Late Calving, Early Weaning Nets Higher Return

    Calving in April and weaning during August may produce a lighter calf, but with feed costs at record levels, cow-calf producers will see better returns under this production system...More
  • Jul. 1, 2008
    article

    The Nose Knows

    There are several good ways to wean your calves. Chasing them down the middle of a highway isn't one of them. Yet, through no fault of his own, that's...More
  • Mar. 1, 2008
    article

    Up & Running

    Blame Mother Nature. Within the first few hours of a calf's life, it gets up, looks for the udder, and sucks on everything from the cow's brisket to the...More
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