Stocker Calf Receiving, Vaccination and Treatment Program

Authors

  • Dee Griffin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19837380

Keywords:

stocker calf receiving, shrink, animal transport, death loss

Abstract

The two most important items in receiving light weight stocker calves are time to take care of them and a place to take care of them. We have a lot of data to suggest 25% of the problems we have with receiving animals is associated with shrink involved in animal transport. Our more recent analysis of received animals suggest another 25% of our problems are associated with either the order buyer or geographical location from which the calves came. I believe we are eventually going to pin 25% of our death loss on
receiving conditions. (time, facilities, and people).

Cover image of the Proceedings of the 16th Annual Convention: Cover image is four photos which symbolize the main industries of Oklahoma (clockwise from upper right: a photo of beef cattle from the James Williams farm, Morrison, OK, a photo of an oil rig at sunset, and a boat skimming across the lake, and a photo of a combine harvester on golden fields) all placed on a white and grey negative image of the Oklahoma State Capitol. The journal name and ennumeration is listed in the middle right.

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Published

1983-11-28

Issue

1983

Section

Cow-Calf/Feedlot Split Session III