optimizing animal health...animal health 3 animal husbandry 4 transportation 5 on-farm euthanasia 6...
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Optimizing Animal Health Dr. Chase Wendorff, BSc, DVM
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My background
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An inspiration
John Brethour – award at Beef Improvement Federation
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Don't let your big-picture thinking stop you from caring about the small stuff. Paying attention to the
details could give you a competitive advantage.
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The Key to Feeding Cattle Success
Buy cattle at a low price
1
Feed them cheaply
2
Sell them at a high price
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Distracted Flying
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We may not be able to control the PRICE and WEATHER
So what can we control?
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This Code focuses on the
animal
• It recognizes the basic principle that the well-being of cattle is a prime consideration and that cattle treated well benefit producers
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What can we control?
Animal Environment
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Feed and Water
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Animal Health
3
Animal Husbandry
4
Transportation
5
On-Farm Euthanasia
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Animal Environment
• High Temperature and Humidity
• Extreme Cold
Protection from Extreme Weather
Facilities for all cattle
Additional facilities for calving cows
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Feed and Water
Nutrition and Feed Management
Water
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Animal Health
Herd Health Management
Sick, Injured, and Cull Cattle
• Managing Risk of Bovine Respiratory Disease
• Lameness
• Nutritional Disorders associated with High Energy Feeding
• Buller-Steer Syndrome
• Managing Pregnant Heifers in the Feedlot
Health Conditions related to Feedlot Cattle
Safety and Emergencies
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Animal Husbandry Handling and Moving Cattle
Weaning
Identification
Reproduction and Calving Management
Disbudding and Dehorning
Castration
Predator Control Tail Docking
Colostrum Management
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Transportation
Pre-transport Decision Making and Preparation for Transport
Arranging Transport
Loading and Receiving
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On-Farm Euthanasia
Euthanasia and Culling Decisions
Methods of On-Farm Euthanasia
Confirmation of Insensibility and Death
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Herd Health Management
• Every operation is unique
• Need for customized approach for each operation
• Establish, maintain, and update standard operating procedures
• Induction protocols
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Example induction protocol
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Herd Health Management
• Establish, maintain, and update standard operating procedures
• Induction protocols
• Treatment protocols
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Example treatment protocols
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Herd Health Management
• Establish, maintain, and update standard operating procedures
• Induction protocols
• Treatment protocols
• Implant protocols
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Implant protocol
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Herd Health Management
• Establish, maintain, and update standard operating procedures
• Induction protocols
• Treatment protocols
• Implant protocols
• Feedlot procedures
• Feed medication strategies
• Staff Development
• Training
• Monitoring
• On-farm programs and certifications
• i.e. food safety, animal welfare, sustainability, etc
• Management of Health Data
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Management of Health Data There are a lot of numbers involved in a cattle feeding operation
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Management of Health Data
Data-informed decision making
• Chute-side individual animal health software
• Health data collection and maintenance
• Disease Surveillance
• Health data reporting and daily analysis
• Benchmarking to see where you are sitting
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Acute fibrinous bronchopneumonia
/ Shipping Fever
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Abortion storm in pen
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Footrot vs Digital Dermatitis
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Data Reporting and Benchmarking
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Data Reporting and Benchmarking
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Data Reporting and Benchmarking
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Data Reporting and Benchmarking
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Don’t miss the low hanging
fruit
What is your competitive advantage; what can you be good at; what can you be better at.
• Implants and quality
• Pen conditions and management
• Managing storms i.e. feeding, bedding, checking/treatment
• Water bowls
• Morbidity pulls and Mortality numbers
• Too deep or not deep enough
• Low stress handling
• Slow down at points of contact i.e. gates, runs, chute, etc
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Questions