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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®
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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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Why
It's Important to De-worm Your Cattle |
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Many studies have documented the
benefits of de-worming cattle: increased rate of gain,
improved feed efficiency, and better appetite resulting in
increased revenues for you. Why can this have such an
impact on your steers? There are many various
parasites that can infest your cattle. Read on below
to find out more about the the different parasites and the
toll they can take on your feedlot.
Parasites
Internal and external
parasites, such as stomach worms and lice, are organisms
that feed on a host animal’s tissue, blood, and tissue
fluids and can interfere with productivity and performance.
- Internal parasites
can cause appetite suppression, reduced feed
digestibility and nutrient absorption, blood loss, and
anemia, which in turn can lead to decreased weight gain
and milk production, weakened immune system, and tissue
and organ damage
Liver
fluke (Fasciola hepatia) can cause loss of
appetite, weakness, and weight loss, which can lead to
decreased weight gain, reduced overall performance,
lower weaning weights, liver condemnation, and death
Cooperia
spp (small intestinal worm, cooperids, cattle
bankrupt worm)
Dictyocaulus
viviparus (cattle lungworm)
Haemonchus
placei (large stomach worm)
Nematodirus
helvetianus (thick-necked intestinal worm,
thread-necked strongyle)
Oesophagostomum
radiatum (nodular worm)
Ostertagia
ostertagi (brown stomach worm)
Strongyloides
papillosus (intestinal threadworm)
Toxocara
vitulorum (large roundworm)
Trichostrongylus
axei (stomach hair worm)
Trichuris
discolor (whipworm)
- External parasites
can cause sores and scabbing, blood loss and anemia, and
skin irritation, and act as a disease vector. The
effects of external parasites on production can include
decreased weight gain and milk production, hide damage,
and damage to facilities and fences from rubbing and
scratching
Chorioptes
bovis (chorioptic mange)
Damalinia
bovis (red louse, biting louse)
Haematopinus
eurysternus (short-nosed cattle louse)
Hypoderma
bovis (ox warbles, cattle grub, heel fly, bomb
fly)
Linognathus
vituli (long-nosed cattle louse, blue cattle
louse)
Sarcoptes
scabiei (mange mite)
Haematobia
irritans (horn fly)
Contact your veterinarian to help
you set up an appropriate de-worming program for your
operation.
Information
from U.S. Merial
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VetLife Technical Info
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