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Easy in, easy out: Incorporate biosecurity upon the introduction of …

WEBThe National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) manual describes biosecurity as management practices that aim to prevent the spread of disease by minimizing the movement of …

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Feeding the Newborn Calf – Livestock

WEBFeeding high-quality colostrum to the calf as soon as possible after birth is the most important thing you can do for calf health. The timely ingestion of adequate amounts of …

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Three Stages of Bovine Parturition – Livestock

WEBDownload Article. This page is optimized for printing. There are three stages to the birthing process, or parturition: dilation of the cervix, delivery of the calf, and delivery of the …

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Biosecurity in the feedlot – Livestock

WEBWorkers should also sanitize their footwear between feeding pens, and before and after leaving processing and hospital areas. Properly maintain boot wash stations as …

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Managing worms on summer pastures – Livestock

WEBManaging worms on summer pastures. Parasitic worms of cattle include the nematodes Ostertagia, Cooperia, a nd Haemonchus. The worm’s life cycle occurs within cattle and …

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Wisconsin Youth Livestock – Livestock

WEBThe Wisconsin Youth Livestock Program continues to grow as more and more youth incorporate their interest in cattle, sheep, swine and meat goats through 4-H/FFA …

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Spring pasture weed management – Livestock

WEBIn summary, there are opportunities for spring pasture weed management, but timing is critical to their success. It is also important to follow up weed control by implementing a …

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Winter Management of your Beef Herd – Livestock

WEBThis article was recently published in Wisconsin Agriculturist Magazine In Wisconsin, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, wind chills, and blowing and drifting …

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Care of Ducks – Livestock

WEBPlace crumbles in an egg flat for the first day or so that the ducklings can find the feed, then place the feed in a small chick feeder. Commercial ducklings will consume .5 pounds of …

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Preconditioning Calves: Establishing Your Reputation – Livestock

WEBPreconditioning is the practice of building the health status of calves and training them to feed bunks and waterers post weaning. Preconditioning is a relatively loose term …

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Take precautions to minimize the risk of mycotoxins in

WEBThe later part of the growing season saw a significant increase in foliar and stalk disease in corn plants in many parts of the state. Diseases observed include tar …

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Poultry – Livestock

WEBThere have been several confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in eastern Canada and in a number of U.S. states. Several wild ducks and one commercial …

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Navel Care for Beef x Dairy Calves – Livestock

WEBTo protect a calf from a navel infection, or ‘navel ill’, provide a clean, dry maternity area and properly disinfect the umbilical cord and navel shortly after birth. Keep the calf in a clean, …

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Preparing for a foreign animal disease outbreak in swine …

WEBContact your Extension Swine Outreach Specialist. As your University of Wisconsin Division of Extension Swine Outreach Specialist, I have been closely involved in understanding …

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Step into biosecurity with clean and disinfected boots

WEBFigure 1: Applying water with a nozzle is helpful for removing debris from threads, but this can also be accomplished using a bucket of clean water and a brush. Figure 2: Pay …

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Articles – Livestock

WEBPostpartum management of beef cows. Throughout this calving season it is important to remember that continuing proper cow management is necessary for your cows to have a …

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Equine Toxicity Concerns due to Blister Beetles – Livestock

WEBBlister beetles, known as meloids to entomologists, are insects that naturally contain a toxin, known as cantharidin. Stored within their bodies it can cause blistering of human skin, or …

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Biosecurity In the Feedlot

WEBBiosecurity In the Feedlot. Biosecurity In the Feedlot. Bringing new calves to the feedlot is stressful for them due to transportation, adjusting to a new home, changing feed, …

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