Beef Cattle
Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1288 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
While this week’s letter covers a variety of timely topics, don’t forget to go here and submit your question for Monday’s Beef Team LIVE!
Articles this week include:
* Cattlemen . . . There’s an App for That!
* Reduce the turning wheels, let the livestock do the harvest!
* Why Invest in Pregnancy Determination?
* Strategically Using Pregnancy Diagnosis to Identify Nonpregnant Cows
* What price values do live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures actually represent?
* Corn Acreage Down More Than Expected in Prospective Plantings Report
Small Ruminant
- Over-the-Counter Antibiotics will Require Veterinary Oversight (Rx) Beginning in June of 2023
- Hitting the Target with Quality Lamb and Goat
- Sheep Pelts: Asset or Liability?
Poultry
Basic Poultry Biosecurity
- Prevent any contact with any animal, wild or domestic.
- Keep your birds sheltered in animal-proof/bird-proof houses.
- Avoid visitors to your flock
- Use disposable gloves and shoe covers before you come in contact with your birds or their environment
- Wash your hands before and after becoming in contact with your birds or their environment
- Use dedicated clothes to work with your birds or use disposable coveralls.
- Avoid using surface water (ponds or lakes) as a source of drinking water for your birds
- Always use clean and disinfected water for birds’ drinking water
- Acquire your feed from a reliable source and store it in a clean, dry, and cool place away from wild birds or wild animals access, particularly rodents.
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