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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 1242422" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Light weight Holstein steers out of a sale barn and shipped from CA to TX are high risk calves. I'd ask about performance of similar quality cattle (Holsteins!) at the yard (morbidity, mortality, case fatality). I'd ask about BRD, mycoplasma, digestive, and "other" causes of fatality on the yard - Holsteins are notorious for finding ways to die. I'd ask about intake and processing protocols for those type of calves (starting them on feed, metaphylaxis and with what). I'd ask about implants (what and when) and buller rate and buller pen management. I'd ask about stocking density, bunk space, pen cleaning (if they're getting dumped in there for 200 days those pen conditions are going to cause problems in the winter). I'd want to know who their consulting veterinarian is.</p><p></p><p>Definitely ask about feed conversion, cost of gain.</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer.... I have no idea if customers typically ask these questions. I'm a vet (or will be in 27 days!) and after working on quite a few yards and traveling with dozen good feedlot consultants, those are things *I* would want to know before I fed cattle anywhere...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 1242422, member: 852"] Light weight Holstein steers out of a sale barn and shipped from CA to TX are high risk calves. I'd ask about performance of similar quality cattle (Holsteins!) at the yard (morbidity, mortality, case fatality). I'd ask about BRD, mycoplasma, digestive, and "other" causes of fatality on the yard - Holsteins are notorious for finding ways to die. I'd ask about intake and processing protocols for those type of calves (starting them on feed, metaphylaxis and with what). I'd ask about implants (what and when) and buller rate and buller pen management. I'd ask about stocking density, bunk space, pen cleaning (if they're getting dumped in there for 200 days those pen conditions are going to cause problems in the winter). I'd want to know who their consulting veterinarian is. Definitely ask about feed conversion, cost of gain. Disclaimer.... I have no idea if customers typically ask these questions. I'm a vet (or will be in 27 days!) and after working on quite a few yards and traveling with dozen good feedlot consultants, those are things *I* would want to know before I fed cattle anywhere... [/QUOTE]
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