The key to giving calves a healthy start is the feeding of clean, high quality colostrum, which is the ideal method of transferring proper nutrients and antibodies into newborn calves. The antibodies a calf receives from its mother help ward off disease until its own “naïve” immune system matures and effectively develops its own immune response.
In order to be fully prepared for calving season, consider arming—or at least refreshing—yourself with some knowledge and basic skills for calving cows, while also having necessary supplies gathered and on hand.
Dr. Dan Tracy explores the relationship between mycotoxins, trace minerals and oxidative stress during an aflatoxin challenge and addresses how the dairy industry can respond.
John Paterson, PhD discusses the correlation of drought on trace mineral status and how the lack available forage influences cows ability to rebreed.
Wigginton Farm cattle were approximately 30-days ahead of schedule this year for heading out west to the Hy-Plains Feedyard in Montezuma, KS. Some of the stocker cattle at 10 months old weighed in at an impressive 1,070lbs.
Open Access: Comparison of multiple single-use, pulse-dose trace mineral products provided as injectable, oral drench, oral paste, or bolus on beef steers.
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