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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1165"><p>Alison, is it an "organic" requairement not to vaccinate? Even if you don't bring any new cattle into your herd, here are serious diseases (Blackleg, Vibro) that are water and soil-based diseases that can still make your cattle sick. If they share a fence line with the neighbors cattle, they're exposed to other stuff. I think you would be heart broken to lose some (or all) of your cattle to some sort of preventable disease.<p>: : Alison, it sounds like you have a good deal that works well for your situation. Especially your customer base. <p>: : How do you come up with the $1000, is that so much a pound? About what weight and age do your steers finish? Also, do you vaccinate for anything, such as blackleg or respiratory diseases?<p>: : Don't mean to be nosey, just curious. We also feed out some steers for individuals and I'm always interested in how folks do things in other parts of the country.<p>: <br>: We don't vaccinate - we also maintain a closed herd to make disease less likely. The only animal coming into our herd is a bull every two years (while we're still building), and he will have a health certificate.<p>: The $1000 is a per animal price. We figure a 18month old animal, about 1000 lbs. We may have individuals larger or smaller, but not by much. When we actually start selling heifers as well, we may adjust. Most of our customers don't even think about the price, they are thinking about the quality of the meat. It's not a large market, but it is a loyal and profitable one.<p>: Alison<p></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1165"] Alison, is it an "organic" requairement not to vaccinate? Even if you don't bring any new cattle into your herd, here are serious diseases (Blackleg, Vibro) that are water and soil-based diseases that can still make your cattle sick. If they share a fence line with the neighbors cattle, they're exposed to other stuff. I think you would be heart broken to lose some (or all) of your cattle to some sort of preventable disease.<p>: : Alison, it sounds like you have a good deal that works well for your situation. Especially your customer base. <p>: : How do you come up with the $1000, is that so much a pound? About what weight and age do your steers finish? Also, do you vaccinate for anything, such as blackleg or respiratory diseases?<p>: : Don't mean to be nosey, just curious. We also feed out some steers for individuals and I'm always interested in how folks do things in other parts of the country.<p>: <br>: We don't vaccinate - we also maintain a closed herd to make disease less likely. The only animal coming into our herd is a bull every two years (while we're still building), and he will have a health certificate.<p>: The $1000 is a per animal price. We figure a 18month old animal, about 1000 lbs. We may have individuals larger or smaller, but not by much. When we actually start selling heifers as well, we may adjust. Most of our customers don't even think about the price, they are thinking about the quality of the meat. It's not a large market, but it is a loyal and profitable one.<p>: Alison<p> <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [/QUOTE]
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