Calving seasons is nearly here. David Rethorst, DVM with Production Animal Consultation, presents sound reasoning to prepare for the time and how sound animal stewardship makes the best use of resources, puts more quality beef on consumers’ tables and creates value for the industry.
Source: Protein Producers, winter 2021-2022, pages 23 – 27. Link. The key for these changes is to make sure that we are performing basic animal husbandry practices very, very well rather than incorporating more vaccines and antibiotics. These practices include:
- Ample supply of clean water
- Optimal nutrition
- Colostrum
- Shelter
- Biosecurity
- Low-stress management
- Parasite control
- Vaccination
INSIGHTS: This is an excellent article to use to gin up worthwhile calving discussions with younger cattle producers and old pros. There’s something for everyone here.