Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Preventive medicine and management in beef feedlots.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 1980
- Authors:
- Church, T L
Plain-English summary
In beef feedlots, veterinarians focus on preventing illness and death in cattle while also making sure the animals are fed efficiently and that costs for medications and vaccines are kept reasonable. They regularly check the entire feedlot and keep an eye on how often diseases occur. This includes giving advice on vaccinations, creating treatment plans, examining any cattle that die, and analyzing health and production records. The goal of all these efforts is to help the cattle producers earn more money.
Abstract
The objectives of beef feedlot preventive medicine are to reduce morbidity, mortality and culling rates, maximize feed efficiency and optimize expenditures for biologicals and pharmaceuticals. The veterinarian must provide regular inspection of all areas of the feedlot and constantly monitor disease incidence. The provision of advice on vaccination, treatment schedules, necropsies on all dead cattle and the regular analysis of disease and production records are all part of feedlot preventive medicine. All of this is aimed at improving net economical gain for the producer.
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