Feedlot Disease Losses

Authors

  • Dee Griffin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19837374

Keywords:

disease losses, shrink, morbidity,, mortality, cost of gain

Abstract

What does it really cost when an animal gets sick? A question that is extremely important to our organization.
We feed over 250,000 animals a year in Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. To support decision making we have a computer data management section which has helped us review and analyze the performance of selected groups of animals during the last three years.One question addressed when we started was the association of shrink to morbidity, mortality and cost of gain. Animal groups were selected for review based upon their homologous characteristics such as origin, weight, genetic background and season of the year fed.

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

Feedlot Split Session I

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