Liquamycin LA-200 can also be administered by intramuscular injection at a level of 3-5 mg of oxytetracycline per lb of body weight per day. Treatment should be continued 24-48 hours following remission of disease signs; however, not to exceed a total of 4 consecutive days. What do you give aRead More →
Dehorning is the removal of a cow or calf’s horn in order to reduce the incidence of bruising and potential injury to animals or people. … Disbudding and dehorning are usually performed by farmers or contractors without the use of anaesthetic or pain relief and result in significant acute pain.Read More →
Feedlots concentrate animal waste and other hazardous substances that can pollute the air and the water with their runoff. Finishing cattle in this way also consumes huge amounts of grain and water. Is a feedlot a farm? Cattle feedlots and other CAFOs are considered to be factory farms by manyRead More →
Transmission: Coccidiosis is transmitted from animal to animal by the fecal–oral route. Infected fecal material can contaminate feed, water or soil; therefore, cattle can contract the disease by eating and drinking from contaminated sources, or by licking itself or other animals. What are the signs of coccidiosis? Outward signs ofRead More →
Living in savannas and open grasslands, their diet consists mainly of grass and leaves, and the cattle can survive with poor quality forage and limited quantities of food and water. The breed is also raised for meat, but more commonly for its milk. What is the purpose of raising beefRead More →
Dehorning of horned cattle is the process of removal of their horns or the process of preventing their growth. … Disbudding by chemical or hot-iron destroys the horn-producing cells of the horn bud. Surgical disbudding removes the horn bud and the horn-producing cells of the horn bud. Does Disbudding hurtRead More →
Cattle can only be used in the plural and not in the singular: it is a plurale tantum. Thus one may refer to “three cattle” or “some cattle”, but not “one cattle”. No universally used singular form in modern English of “cattle” exists, other than the sex- and age-specific termsRead More →
High levels of very fizzy starch products such as bread or milled wheat can make the problem of acidity even worse. Lower levels of inclusion or changing to slower digestible sources such as rolled barley or rolled maize will help. In the longer term it pays to use PENTOGUARD silageRead More →