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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 481754" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Cattle weights "at purchase" depends a lot on breed, age, genetics, management, etc.</p><p></p><p>Cattle purchased at sale barns, esp. calves, are very susceptible to respiratory "diseases" etc. When animals are commingled with others from various ranches, etc., "bugs" can be easily transmitted in those "tight pack" close quarters.</p><p></p><p>All animals purchased at sale barns, auctions, ranches should be "quarantined" at your place for couple of weeks or so to check them out for problems before introducing to your herd. Also advisable to de-worm all new arrivals and give them a full regime of vaccinations if you don't have WRITTEN PROOF they were de-wormed and vaccinated recently. Unfortunately at most "sales" places it is a caveat emptor & "what you see is what you get" phenomenon.</p><p></p><p>"Shrink" due to hauling cattle is usually highest the first few hours of hauling. Can expect probably 10-15% weight loss over a 12-24 hour haul. Cattle tend to not want feed, hay, water during a haul (unless they are off-loaded in a corral overnight on long hauls), and, the overall stress of they experience during a haul.</p><p></p><p>Can take up to a month (or longer) for an animal to gain back their "shrink"...depends a lot on the individual animal and the breed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 481754, member: 9"] Cattle weights "at purchase" depends a lot on breed, age, genetics, management, etc. Cattle purchased at sale barns, esp. calves, are very susceptible to respiratory "diseases" etc. When animals are commingled with others from various ranches, etc., "bugs" can be easily transmitted in those "tight pack" close quarters. All animals purchased at sale barns, auctions, ranches should be "quarantined" at your place for couple of weeks or so to check them out for problems before introducing to your herd. Also advisable to de-worm all new arrivals and give them a full regime of vaccinations if you don't have WRITTEN PROOF they were de-wormed and vaccinated recently. Unfortunately at most "sales" places it is a caveat emptor & "what you see is what you get" phenomenon. "Shrink" due to hauling cattle is usually highest the first few hours of hauling. Can expect probably 10-15% weight loss over a 12-24 hour haul. Cattle tend to not want feed, hay, water during a haul (unless they are off-loaded in a corral overnight on long hauls), and, the overall stress of they experience during a haul. Can take up to a month (or longer) for an animal to gain back their "shrink"...depends a lot on the individual animal and the breed. [/QUOTE]
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