Biosecurity Management
his is the employment of management practices that reduce animal exposure to infectious agents. These management procedures complement efforts to make animals more resistant to infection. A Biosecurity program must be individually tailored to the herd and its specific concerns and goals.
Areas to consider include:
- Entry of new animals,
- Quarantine of new animals,
- Prepurchase vaccination, testing or screening for disease,
- Knowledge of the herd origin for new purchases,
- Minimize feed and water contamination
- Minimize environmental contamination,
- Disinfection procedures,
- Minimize… Continue reading
Infectious Disease Management
Every animal producer needs a disease monitoring and management program. These programs should be monitored with the practicing vet and might consider:
- Which diseases are present,
- Which ones can be minimized or prevented,
- How infections ones are identified and treated,
- What safeguards are in place to minimize disease spread
- Minimize the likelihood of public health problems.
Health problems and their prevention should be central to many of the daily management decisions.
Losses from ongoing infectious problems tend to be insidious.… Continue reading
Feed Economics
Feed represents a major cost item in any production facility. The feeding program and type of feed used must be an important consideration. Rations that are not correctly formulated will quickly impact on the feed economics of this short growing period. Average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (FE) ratio are key factors in profit realization. The FE achieved in any system of production can be affected by several factors:
Nutritive value of the diet
1) Maintenance:
Both ADG and… Continue reading
Growing Suggestions for veal calves
Water Supply
Before starting calves, take a water sample to your local lab and have it checked for bacteria, nitrates, iron sodium and ph.
Water left in a storage tank between calf crops can become a prim source for bacteria that cause scouring. This is a prime place for bacteria to grow and cause scouring.
Feeding temperature should not be lowered during the summer months, instead provide cool water 2 hours after feeding.
Scour problems
A scouring calf should be… Continue reading
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cool water, maximum growth, milk replacer, ph water, prime place, veal calves, water mixColostrum Facts
What is colostrum?
Colostrum is the first milk produced after calving. It contains immunoglobulins (antibodies) to the diseases in the cow’s environment. Newborn calves have no immunoglobulins of their own; they rely upon receiving the colostral immunoglobulins from their mother for disease protection in the first weeks of life.
Colostrum absorption by the newborn calf.
The gastrointestinal tract of the newborn calf allows absorption of the colostral immunoglobulins into the blood stream only for the first 12-24 hours of life.… Continue reading
Milk Replacer Quality
Quality comes from several areas; the raw materials used, the method of manufacture and the soundness of the feeding nutrition program. All Grober milk replacers are manufactured with the same important high quality guidelines.
Sourcing of Quality Raw Materials
Quality raw materials are sourced and selected for optimum digestibility, solubility, suspension and thus absorption by the young animal.
Most of the ingredients that make good milk replacers are by-products of industries that do not make milk replacers. Great care must… Continue reading
Grober Young Animal Development Centre
Striking a partnership with the Grober team are: (from L-R) Piet Zeeman, Yves Barbet, Pascal Bouilly (kneeling), Jerry Bartelse (President), Heather Copland (Marketing & Communications Manager), Jordon Underhill of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (kneeling), André Roy (Director of Technical Services), Grant Gould (Director of Sales), Jurian Bartelse, and Doug Wagner of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.WOODSTOCK, ON – “This is a unique opportunity to springboard to the next level in the study and care of young animals,” said Heather Copland at… Continue reading