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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11543"><p>> I would greatly appreciate any</p><p>> input anyone has on calves</p><p>> purchased from a sale barn. We</p><p>> just recently started raising</p><p>> holstein steers after we sold out</p><p>> out Dairy last October. We</p><p>> presently have 150 steers on our</p><p>> farm, which we raised from calves.</p><p>> We would probably have twice as</p><p>> many, but it seems our calf</p><p>> mortality rate is bad. We lose the</p><p>> majority of our calves to scours</p><p>> and Pneumonia. Any thoughts on how</p><p>> to manage this problem would be</p><p>> greatly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Buy your calves privately and avoid the sale barn, if possible. If you can't load them up with penicillin upon arrival.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11543"] > I would greatly appreciate any > input anyone has on calves > purchased from a sale barn. We > just recently started raising > holstein steers after we sold out > out Dairy last October. We > presently have 150 steers on our > farm, which we raised from calves. > We would probably have twice as > many, but it seems our calf > mortality rate is bad. We lose the > majority of our calves to scours > and Pneumonia. Any thoughts on how > to manage this problem would be > greatly appreciated. Buy your calves privately and avoid the sale barn, if possible. If you can't load them up with penicillin upon arrival. [/QUOTE]
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