WEBINAR: Adding Value to Feeder Calves

Adding Value to Feeder Calves

Dr. Michelle Arnold
University of Kentucky
Extension Veterinarian
The beneficial effects of weaning and preconditioning on Calf Health
How weaning and preconditioning can:

• decrease antibiotic use;
• allow calves to recover from the stress of weaning and boost immunity to respiratory disease;
• correctly transition calves from forages to grain, avoiding acidosis
• improve overall calf health throughout the feeding period

Alfredo DiCostanzo
University of Minnesota
Professor-Beef Cattle Nutrition Management

• • • Identifying market opportunities presented by feeder cattle price cycles
    • Evaluating feeding and management approaches that result in growth management (backgrounding)

Galen Erickson
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science

• • • Why are we sending through feedyards (benefits)
    • What do feedyards want in calves (or yearlings)
    • Typical process (nutrition and management) for finishing
    • If custom feed (own the cattle), what to expect.

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