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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1997; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 97-309-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 783; Beef; Feeder cattle; Weaning; Pre-conditioning; Economics
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Economic Impact Of Preweaning Vaccinations On Health And Performance Of Weaned Feeder Cattle, J.M. Lynch, P.L. Houghton, L.R. Corah, Gerald L. Stokka
Economic Impact Of Preweaning Vaccinations On Health And Performance Of Weaned Feeder Cattle, J.M. Lynch, P.L. Houghton, L.R. Corah, Gerald L. Stokka
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
In October, 1995, 3,565 head of freshly weaned, British-breed calves were received into a weaning facility in southwest Nebraska. Calves were determined to be preconditioned if they had received both viral an d Pasteurella vaccines prior to weaning (PREWEAN; n = 2,315), and all other calves were considered to have no preconditioning (CRTL; n = 1,250). Cattle were processed within 24 hours of arrival, and booster vaccinations were given when appropriate. Average days on feed at the weaning facility were similar between PREWEAN and CTRL calves (52.4 and 50.3 days, respectively), but average daily gain (2.24 vs 1.87 kb) and …