HEALTHY To The End

摘要

Remembering the basics of calf health lowers overall production costs. Simply preconditioning calves for finishing, for instance, can return an average of 60 dollar /head. Here's a quick review of how important these procedures are. Keep calves healthy from birth to slaughter and you'll see greater performance and better profits. It's a simple concept but it seldom works. Fact is, calves get sick. Shan Ingram, livestock specialist with the Noble Foundation in Ardmore, OK, says calfhood vaccinations and health-related procedures can be adjusted to any operation and still keep sickness rates at a manageable level.