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Proper Injection Sites To Remember At Calf-working Time The month of May is traditionally the time when “spring round-ups” take place. This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations schedule the “working” of the calves. As the majority of the calves reach their second month of life, it is time to castrate the male calves and immunize all of the calves to protect them against blackleg. Also the new information from Oklahoma State University and the Noble Foundation (Kirkpatrick, 2008) suggests that in some situations, calves may be vaccinated for the respiratory diseases, i.e. IBR and BVD.
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The Colorado Department of Agriculture is currently investigating an anthrax case in Logan County; one deceased cow is confirmed to have been infected with the disease, approximately 50 dead cattle are suspected to have been exposed. |
With a heat wave and severe drought, fall-calving season might become as labor intensive as winter calving, say University of Missouri Extension specialists. Some heat-stressed cows are delivering premature calves, ahead of normal fall-calving season. |
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After a summer of little to no rain and scorching temperatures, pastures across the U.S. are spent. Beef producers are being forced to feed hay weeks ahead of schedule, knowing that the forage crop is equally depressed.
"This clearly is the worst forage situation we have seen since the 1933 drought," says Dan Undersander, forage specialist at the University of Wisconsin. |
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BQA program offers cattle transporter training, certification
An online training program for cattle transporters was developed in English and Spanish to provide training in properly moving cattle up to and on to the trailer, distributing cattle correctly on the trailer, hauling techniques that reduce cattle stress, and handling emergency situations. |
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