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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Could
Your Livestock Infect You? |
Just because
you don’t show any outward symptoms of infection
doesn’t mean that livestock- borne pathogens are
harmless. It has long been understood by
epidemiologists that individuals who are continually
exposed to livestock-borne pathogens such as E. coli,
Staph. and salmonella will establish a level of
resistance to the bacteria.
While livestock producers find comfort in the fact
that they may have developed a natural resistance to
these dangerous pathogens, few who regularly handle
livestock consider the fact that their resistance
could easily be compromised by illness. At equal risk
are those individuals who have not developed a natural
resistance to the germs.
John Gay, Washington State University livestock
epidemiologist, offers tips on how to avoid possible
contamination or infection spread from livestock.
- Establish proper sanitation procedures while
handling livestock.
- Use disposable gloves when handling sick
animals.
- Avoidi practices that could carry pathogens out
of the livestock area.
- Keep it out of the house. In most cases,
the E. coli bacteria gets a free ride into the
house on a shoe or other article of clothing.
- If possible, have a washer and dryer outside of
the main house where animal handling clothes can
be laundered.
- Shoes or boots should be left outside. If they
are worn into the house, they should be clean and
disinfected. Besser notes that it’s important to
remove all manure and other sources of bacteria
from shoes before disinfecting them. Bacteria
located under foreign material could remain viable
throughout the disinfecting process.
Most common methods of transfer:
- Dirty shoes, clothing, equipment
- Pets, especially those that spend time indoors
and outdoors.
- Flies can transmit enough bacteria to sicken a
person with a compromised immune system.
- Hands. The most common means of transmitting
pathogens is via your hands. That can involve
touching infected animals and then introducing the
bacteria into food preparation areas or it can
involve direct ingestion of the bacteria.
Avoid introducing pathogens into the kitchen by
washing your hands with hot water and soap for 15
seconds before entering the main living quarters.
For producers handling livestock in the field with
no access to hand soap and hot water, use
antibacterial hand sanitizers.
The main point to remember for preventing
contamination or infection is to keep the bacteria
away from your mouth, away from your home and away
from your family.
Source: Ed Haag,
Beef Today
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