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Achieving a Healthy Herd The Cattle Site
There are three key steps in a veterinary herd health plan: 1) know your herd health status, 2) prevent disease introduction, 3) prevent disease spread by vaccination. In addition, it is up to you to monitor your own control programme. You are in the … See more
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Priorities that Impact Feedlot Health The Cattle Site
WebBovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) continues to be the most significant and challenging feedlot health problem throughout North America. Respiratory disease is the most significant cause of morbidity (70-80%) and mortality (40-50%) in US feedlots. BRDC negatively impacts feedlot health, carcass quality and performance …
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Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows The Cattle Site
WebBody condition scores are numbers used to estimate energy reserves in the form of fat and muscle of beef cows. BCS ranges from 1 to 9, with a score of 1 being extremely thin and 9 being very obese. Areas such as the back, tail head, pins, hooks, ribs, and brisket of beef cattle can be used to determine BCS (Figure 1). Figure 1.
Brown Swiss The Cattle Site
WebMost dairy historians agree that Brown Swiss or Braunvieh cattle are the oldest of all dairy breeds. The beautiful brown cows were developed in the north-eastern part of Switzerland. Bones found in the ruins of Swiss lake dwellers date back to probably 4000 BC, and have some resemblance to the skeleton of today's Brown Swiss cow. …
Guide to good dairy farming practice: Milking hygiene
WebThe suggested good dairy farming practices for milking hygiene are set out under the following headings: • Ensure milking routines do not injure the animals or introduce contaminants into milk. • Ensure milking is carried out under hygienic conditions. • Ensure milk is handled properly after milking.
Managing Cow Lactation Cycles The Cattle Site
WebThe lactation cycle. Cows must calve to produce milk and the lactation cycle is the period between one calving and the next. The cycle is split into four phases, the early, mid and late lactation (each of about 120 days, or d) and the dry period (which should last as long as 65 d). In an ideal world, cows calve every 12 months.
Dairy Herd Health The Cattle Site
WebResearchers at Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre have recently started a new herd health programme, which aims to prepare Irish dairy farmers for the biosecurity challenges of herd expansion. This article, a product of the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, was published in the T Research magazine Volume 3, …
Overview of Salmonella in Livestock and People The Cattle Site
WebFor example, in 2011 the total number of Salmonella incident reports from livestock decreased by 15.7% compared with 2010. However, this was not consistent across serovars; for example, in 2011 reports of S. Dublin decreased by 22.2%, reports of S. Ohio decreased by 45.5%, and reports of S. Derby and S. Montevideo increased by 3.7% and …
Beef cattle implants The Cattle Site
WebThe return on implant investment varies, but only in rare situations do implants return less than $5 per $1 spent. Implants are available for all cattle except calves less than 45 days old and most breeding cattle. Proper scheduling and use of implants should return in excess of $10 per $1 spent.
The Direct Relationship Between Animal Health, Food Safety …
WebObjectives. The objectives of this paper are to (1) discuss the quantifiable impact animal health has on public health risk due to foodborne illness from meat, milk, eggs, and poultry; (2) identify the factors that impact animal health; and (3) highlight specific research needs. This paper will focus on direct and indirect impacts that animal
When Dairy Cows Become Beef Cows The Cattle Site
WebIn each case, the cow’s carcass was part of the “inspector-generated” residue testing programme. Generally speaking, dairy cows are more likely to be culled for one of the noted reasons than beef cattle. Typically, a beef cow is culled because of one (or more) of the three O’s: she is open, ornery or old, or because of environment
Boehringer to Acquire Fort Dodge Assets from Pfizer
WebBoehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical group of companies, together with its US animal health business Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to acquire certain assets of Wyeth Pharmaceutical's Fort Dodge Animal Health business upon the closing of the global …
Stillbirths and Calf Survival The Cattle Site
WebReducing the current stillbirth rate of 12 per cent to the Norwegian Red rate of three per cent would produce 8,100 more live calves per year from first calvings. Decreasing stillbirths for second and later calvings to 1.5 per cent from six per cent on 210,000 calvings would result in an additional 9,450 live calves.
Maximizing Beef Bull Fertility and Reproduction The Cattle Site
WebFactors Affecting Bull Fertility. There are 5 general factors that can affect bull fertility: structural soundness. capability of the reproductive organs. quality of semen. level of libido. plane of nutrition. All are important and a deficiency in …
Caring for hypothermic (cold stressed) newborn beef calves
WebThis is often brought on by dystocia (slow births) which may have put the calf in a hypoxic state (lack of oxygen). A hypoxic calf is slow to dry off and nurse, allowing hypothermia to set in. Feed the hypothermic calf warm colostrum as soon as possible to speed recovery and increase the probability of full recovery.
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