The difference between a stressful and a seamless receiving period can have a significant impact on future performance. Purina’s Chad Zehnder, PhD, shares five tips that can help reduce stress in receiving protocols:
- Be prepared
- Reduce stress on arrival
- Avoid the yo-yo effect
- Focus on fresh feed and feed type
- Don’t forget water*
* Know how much water cattle need, AHD, June 8, 2021. Link.
Source: FEED-LOT, September 13, 2022. Link.
How we receive calves at the feedlot can affect performance throughout the feeding phase. The ultimate goal is to get cattle on feed quickly and keep them healthy so that they gain weight efficiently during the receiving period and throughout the rest of their time on feed.” – Chad Zehnder, PhD