Stockmanship pays dividends with healthy, productive cattle

摘要

ALTHOUGH this is the ninth in a series of articles I've written about factors that contribute to profitability and stability of grazing operations, its topic is so valuable it probably should have been first on the list. All disease and parasite problems are worse in stressed animals, and many of these problems can be eliminated or greatly reduced by simply using good husbandry, sometimes called stockmanship. Most disease and parasitism problems are symptoms of deeper problems and management weaknesses.