Veterinary Feed Directive

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Starter cattle immunity

When calves first arrive at the feedlot or backgrounding facility, their immune systems are at a low point. Taking care to get them back to full immune health is key to long-term health and productivity.

September 12, 2024

Craig Belknap

Ensuring the health and productivity of starter cattle is a complex challenge. One of the critical aspects of managing this is understanding and supporting their immune systems, especially during the stressful transition from pasture to backgrounder or feedlot.

Southeast: What is an ionophore and why should you use it?

March 22, 2024

Katie Mason

Ionophores create opportunities for greater production efficiency in pasture-based systems and can easily be incorporated into most beef cattle operations.

West: GFI No. 263: The beginning of the rancher’s pharmacy

April 15, 2022

Carmen Willmore

If you have not heard of GFI No. 263 yet, you will probably start hearing about it soon. Following the implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive by the FDA in 2017, many farmers and ranchers were concerned about what would happen next to their ability to obtain non-feed antibiotic medications for their livestock.

Items Tagged with 'Veterinary Feed Directive'

ARTICLES

Starter cattle immunity

Southeast: What is an ionophore and why should you use it?

West: GFI No. 263: The beginning of the rancher’s pharmacy

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[Podcast] FMMO modernization: USDA’s final decision and the impact it could have on milk prices