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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 771721" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Weather is a big stress factor here, and every couple years there is a new strain of bugs in the area, so it is really hard to draw conclusions from one or two years worth of results. My death loss on calves runs zero to 3 %. Had more trouble with cows than 3 wts. till I realized I had to vaccinate cows for pasteurella.</p><p></p><p>I can spot most of the calf retreats the day I receive them. He is the high headed one in the corner who do not want to come up to the bunk and does not like to be taken for a walk.</p><p></p><p>You have a good program. Here are a couple things to consider if you want to minimize problems and are not real concerned about maximizing the value of gain:</p><p>1) Use internasal on day one. You mentioned that.</p><p>2) Buy a special heavily medicated receiving ration for the first two weeks. Land O Lakes sells one here.</p><p>3) Re sell the high head one.</p><p>4) Bring bawlers up several times a day rather than just twice at the start.</p><p>5) Don't buy bulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 771721, member: 1715"] Weather is a big stress factor here, and every couple years there is a new strain of bugs in the area, so it is really hard to draw conclusions from one or two years worth of results. My death loss on calves runs zero to 3 %. Had more trouble with cows than 3 wts. till I realized I had to vaccinate cows for pasteurella. I can spot most of the calf retreats the day I receive them. He is the high headed one in the corner who do not want to come up to the bunk and does not like to be taken for a walk. You have a good program. Here are a couple things to consider if you want to minimize problems and are not real concerned about maximizing the value of gain: 1) Use internasal on day one. You mentioned that. 2) Buy a special heavily medicated receiving ration for the first two weeks. Land O Lakes sells one here. 3) Re sell the high head one. 4) Bring bawlers up several times a day rather than just twice at the start. 5) Don't buy bulls. [/QUOTE]
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