MRRherefords
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Great advise here. Many years ago, my grandfather bought several steers and did not pull them off at first signs of sickness. They had shipping fever and spread it to some others. He lost three steers and a mom cow as a result. Tough lesson he learned. We always separate ours off for a week or two after buying them, especially from a sale barn.ALACOWMAN":31eboo8o said:They can pick up shipping fever "Pneumonia"at the stockyards, and LA 200 just teases it..keep a close eye on em and if you notice one off, best pull and quarantine it...don't turn them out where you can't get em up easily..TLM1988":31eboo8o said:What's everybody hit there calves with that they buy at a sale barn. Just for the peace of mind aspect. 350-400 wt. weaned steers is what I bought this round. Had the guy hauling for me worm and castrate and he hit em with la200. They are doing great but I don't know and he didn't know if they had any other kind of vaccinations prior to weaning or when they pulled em off mom. Risky business?? Seems that way to me and when I go to buy my next set I want to be better prepared
Thanks!!!!!